Organometallic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same

ABSTRACT

An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 or 2 and an organic light-emitting device including the same.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean PatentApplication No. 10-2018-0028303, filed on Mar. 9, 2018, in the KoreanIntellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporatedherein in its entirety by reference.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

One or more embodiments relate to an organometallic compound and anorganic light-emitting device including the same.

2. Description of the Related Art

Organic light-emitting devices are self-emission devices that producefull-color images, and also have wide viewing angles, high contrastratios, short response times, and excellent characteristics in terms ofbrightness, driving voltage, and response speed, compared to devices inthe art.

An example of such organic light-emitting devices may include a firstelectrode disposed on a substrate, and a hole transport region, anemission layer, an electron transport region, and a second electrode,which are sequentially disposed on the first electrode. Holes providedfrom the first electrode may move toward the emission layer through thehole transport region, and electrons provided from the second electrodemay move toward the emission layer through the electron transportregion. Carriers, such as holes and electrons, recombine in the emissionlayer to produce excitons. These excitons transit from an excited stateto a ground state, thereby generating light.

SUMMARY

Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward a novelorganometallic compound and an organic light-emitting device includingthe same.

Additional aspects will be set forth in part in the description whichfollows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may belearned by practice of the presented embodiments.

According to an embodiment, an organometallic compound is represented byFormula 1 or 2:

In Formulae 1 and 2,

M₁₁ may be selected from platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), copper (Cu),zinc (Zn), silver (Ag), gold (Au), rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir), ruthenium(Ru), rhenium (Re), osmium (Os), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium(Hf), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), and thulium (Tm),

A₁₁ to A₁₃ may each independently be selected from a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclicgroup and a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, wherein A₁₁ in Formula 1 is notrepresented by a

moiety,

Y₁₁ to Y₁₃ may each independently be selected from a carbon atom (C) anda nitrogen atom (N),

B₁₁ to B₁₄ may each independently be selected from a single bond, O, andS,

L₁₁ to L₁₄ may each independently be selected from a single bond,*—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—C(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, *—C(R₁₅)=*′, *═C(R₁₅)—*′,*—C(R₁₅)═C(R₁₆)—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—C(═S)—*′, *—C≡C—*′, —B(R₁₅)—*′,*—N(R₁₅)—*′, *—P(R₁₅)—*′, *—Si(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, *—P(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, and*—Ge(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′,

a11, a12, and a14 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 3, anda13 may be an integer from 1 to 3, wherein at least two of a11, a12, anda14 may each independently be an integer from 1 to 3,

when a11 is 0, A₁₁ and A₁₂ may not be linked to each other, when a12 is0, A₁₂ and A₁₃ may not be linked to each other, when a13 is 0, A₁₃ and anitrogen atom (N) may not be linked to each other, and when a14 is 0,A₁₁ and X₁₅ in Formula 1 and A₁₁ and X₁₉ in Formula 2 may not be linkedto each other,

X₁₁ may be N or C(R₁₄), X₁₂ may be N or C(R₁₇), X₁₃ may be N or C(R₁₈),and X₁₄ may be N or C(R₁₉);

X₁₅ may be N or C(R₂₀) when a14 is 0, and X₁₅ may be C when a14 is not0,

X₁₆ may be C(R₂₁)(R₂₂), X₁₇ may be C(R₂₃)(R₂₄), and X₁₈ may beC(R₂₅)(R₂₆),

X₁₉ may be C(R₂₇)(R₂₈) when a14 is 0, and X₁₉ may be C(R₂₇) when a14 isnot 0,

R₁₁ to R₂₈ may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium,—F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, anamidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylgroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₁-C₆₀ heteroaryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroarylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalentnon-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstitutedmonovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —P(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁),—S(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), and —P(═S)(Q₁)(Q₂),

R₁₅ and R₁₁, R₁₅ and R₁₂, and/or R₁₅ and R₁₃ may optionally be linked toform a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group,

b11 to b13 may each independently be an integer from 1 to 8,

at least one substituent of the substituted C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group,the substituted C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkylgroup, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, the substitutedC₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group,the substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, thesubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group,the substituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryloxy group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylthio group, thesubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and thesubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group maybe selected from:

deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, and aC₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group;

a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group,and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selectedfrom deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, anitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, aC₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylgroup, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,—Si(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂)(Q₁₃), —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —B(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —C(═O)(Q₁₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₁₁), and —P(═O)(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂);

a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylgroup, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group;

a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylgroup, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, eachsubstituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, ahydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenylgroup, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, amonovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃),—N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —B(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —C(═O)(Q₂₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₂₁), and—P(═O)(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂); and

—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),

Q₁ to Q₃, Q₁₁ to Q₁₃, Q₂₁ to Q₂₃, and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independentlybe selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxylgroup, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazinogroup, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group,a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylgroup, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, aC₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F,and a cyano group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group substituted with at least oneselected from deuterium, —F, and a cyano group, a biphenyl group, and aterphenyl group, and

*, *′, and *″ each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom.

According to another embodiment, an organic light-emitting deviceincludes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the firstelectrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and thesecond electrode and including an emission layer, wherein the organiclayer further includes at least one of the organometallic compoundrepresented by Formula 1 or 2.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other aspects will become apparent and more readilyappreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of an organiclight-emitting device according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of an organiclight-emitting device according to an embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of an organiclight-emitting device according to an embodiment; and

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of an organiclight-emitting device according to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure will now be described more fully with referenceto exemplary embodiments. The disclosure may, however, be embodied inmany different forms and should not be construed as being limited to theembodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided sothat this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fullyconvey the concept of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.Enhancements, features, and how to achieve them of the present inventionwill become apparent by reference to the embodiment that will bedescribed later in more detail, together with the accompanying drawings.This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms andshould not be limited to the exemplary embodiments.

Hereinafter, embodiments are described in more detail by referring tothe attached drawings, and in the drawings, like reference numeralsdenote like elements, and a redundant explanation thereof will not beprovided herein.

As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended toinclude the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicatesotherwise.

It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or“comprising” as used herein specify the presence of stated features orcomponents, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or moreother features or components.

It will be understood that when a layer, region, or component isreferred to as being “on” or “onto” another layer, region, or component,it may be directly or indirectly formed on the other layer, region, orcomponent. That is, for example, intervening layers, regions, orcomponents may be present.

Sizes of components in the drawings may be exaggerated for convenienceof explanation. In other words, because sizes and thicknesses ofcomponents in the drawings are arbitrarily illustrated for convenienceof explanation, the following embodiments of the present disclosure arenot limited thereto. Also, any numerical range recited herein isintended to include all sub-ranges of the same numerical precisionsubsumed within the recited range. For example, a range of “1.0 to 10.0”is intended to include all subranges between (and including) the recitedminimum value of 1.0 and the recited maximum value of 10.0, that is,having a minimum value equal to or greater than 1.0 and a maximum valueequal to or less than 10.0, such as, for example, 2.4 to 7.6. Anymaximum numerical limitation recited herein is intended to include alllower numerical limitations subsumed therein and any minimum numericallimitation recited in this specification is intended to include allhigher numerical limitations subsumed therein. Accordingly, Applicantreserves the right to amend this specification, including the claims, toexpressly recite any sub-range subsumed within the ranges expresslyrecited herein.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an organometalliccompound is represented by Formula 1 or 2:

In Formulae 1 and 2, M₁₁ may be selected from platinum (Pt), palladium(Pd), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), silver (Ag), gold (Au), rhodium (Rh),iridium (Ir), ruthenium (Ru), rhenium (Re), osmium (Os), titanium (Ti),zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), and thulium(Tm).

In one embodiment, M₁₁ may be selected from Pt, Pd, Cu, Ag, and Au.

For example, M₁₁ may be Pt, Pd, or Au, but embodiments of the presentdisclosure are not limited thereto.

In Formulae 1 and 2, A₁ to A₁₃ may each independently be selected from aC₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group and a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, wherein A₁₁ inFormula 1 is not represented by

moiety.

In one embodiment, A₁₁ to A₁₃ may each independently be selected from abenzene group, a naphthalene group, an anthracene group, a phenanthrenegroup, an azulene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, achrysene group, a cyclopentadiene group, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalenegroup, a furan group, a thiophene group, a silole group, an indenegroup, a fluorene group, an indole group, a carbazole group, abenzofuran group, a dibenzofuran group, a benzothiophene group, adibenzothiophene group, a benzosilole group, a dibenzosilole group, anindenopyridine group, an indolopyridine group, a benzofuropyridinegroup, a benzothienopyridine group, a benzosilolopyridine group, anindenopyrimidine group, an indolopyrimidine group, a benzofuropyrimidinegroup, a benzothienopyrimidine group, a benzosilolopyrimidine group, adihydropyridine group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazinegroup, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, anisoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, aphenanthroline group, a pyrrole group, a pyrazole group, an imidazolegroup, a 2,3-dihydroimidazole group, a triazole group, a2,3-dihydrotriazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, athiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiadiazolegroup, a benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazole group, a2,3-dihydrobenzimidazole group, an imidazopyridine group, a2,3-dihydroimidazopyridine group, an imidazopyrimidine group, a2,3-dihydroimidazopyrimidine group, an imidazopyrazine group, a2,3-dihydroimidazopyrazine group, a benzoxazole group, a benzothiazolegroup, a benzooxadiazole group, a benzothiadiazole group, a5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline group, and a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolinegroup.

In one or more embodiments, A₁₁ to A₁₃ may each independently beselected from groups represented by Formulae 3-1(1) to 3-1(31) and3-2(1) to 3-2(19):

In Formulae 3-1(1) to 3-1(31) and 3-2(1) to 3-2(19),

Y₁₅ may be Y₁₁, Y₁₂, or Y₁₃,

R₃₁ and R₃₂ may each independently be defined the same as R₁₁ inFormulae 1 and 2,

b32 may be 1 or 2,

b33 may be 1, 2, or 3,

b34 may be 1, 2, 3, or 4,

b35 may be 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5,

* indicates a binding site to M₁₁, and

*′ and *″ each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom.

For example, A₁₁ to A₁₃ may each independently be selected from groupsrepresented by Formulae 3-1(1) to 3-1(5) and 3-2(1) to 3-2(4), butembodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, A₁₁ to A₁₃ may each independently be selected fromgroups represented by Formulae 3-1(1), 3-1(4), 3-2(1), and 3-2(3), butembodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, A₁₁ may be a group represented by Formula 3-1(1) or3-2(1), and A₁₂ and A₁₃ may each independently be a group represented byFormula 3-1(1), 3-2(1), or 3-2(3), but embodiments of the presentdisclosure are not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, R₃₁ and R₃₂ may each independently be selected from:

hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkylgroup, and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group;

a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with atleast one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, aphenyl group, and a biphenyl group;

a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, acyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenylgroup, a terphenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, anaphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthylgroup, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenylgroup, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenylgroup, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenylgroup, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, apentacenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group,a silolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolylgroup, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, apyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinylgroup, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indazolyl group, apurinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, abenzoquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, anaphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a benzoquinoxalinyl group, aquinazolinyl group, a benzoquinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, aphenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, aphenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a benzosilolyl group, a benzothiazolyl group, abenzoisothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzoisoxazolyl group,a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, anoxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a carbazolyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group,a benzocarbazolyl group, a naphtho benzofuranyl group, a naphthobenzothiophenyl group, a naphthobenzosilolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolylgroup, a dinaphthofuranyl group, a dinaphtho thiophenyl group, adinaphtho silolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, animidazopyrimidinyl group, an oxazolopyridinyl group, a thiazolopyridinylgroup, a benzonaphthyridinyl group, an azafluorenyl group, anazaspiro-bifluorenyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, an azadibenzofuranylgroup, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, an azadibenzosilolyl group, anindenopyrrolyl group, an indolopyrrolyl group, an indenocarbazolylgroup, and an indolocarbazolyl group;

a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, acyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenylgroup, a terphenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, anaphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthylgroup, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenylgroup, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenylgroup, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenylgroup, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, apentacenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group,a silolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolylgroup, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, apyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinylgroup, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indazolyl group, apurinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, abenzoquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, anaphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a benzoquinoxalinyl group, aquinazolinyl group, a benzoquinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, aphenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, aphenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a benzosilolyl group, a benzothiazolyl group, abenzoisothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzoisoxazolyl group,a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, anoxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a carbazolyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group,a benzocarbazolyl group, a naphtho benzofuranyl group, a naphthobenzothiophenyl group, a naphthobenzosilolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolylgroup, a dinaphthofuranyl group, a dinaphtho thiophenyl group, adinaphtho silolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, animidazopyrimidinyl group, an oxazolopyridinyl group, a thiazolopyridinylgroup, a benzonaphthyridinyl group, an azafluorenyl group, anazaspiro-bifluorenyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, an azadibenzofuranylgroup, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, an azadibenzosilolyl group, anindenopyrrolyl group, an indolopyrrolyl group, an indenocarbazolylgroup, and an indolocarbazolyl group, each substituted with at least oneselected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkylgroup, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, acycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenylgroup, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a pentalenyl group, anindenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group,an acenaphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, abenzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, aphenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, atriphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenylgroup, a pentacenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, afuranyl group, a silolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group,a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, anisoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinylgroup, a pyridazinyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, anindazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinylgroup, a benzoquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinylgroup, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a benzoquinoxalinylgroup, a quinazolinyl group, a benzoquinazolinyl group, a cinnolinylgroup, a phenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinylgroup, a phenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group,a benzothiophenyl group, a benzosilolyl group, a benzothiazolyl group, abenzoisothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzoisoxazolyl group,a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, anoxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a carbazolyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group,a benzocarbazolyl group, a naphtho benzofuranyl group, a naphthobenzothiophenyl group, a naphthobenzosilolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolylgroup, a dinaphthofuranyl group, a dinaphtho thiophenyl group, adinaphtho silolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, animidazopyrimidinyl group, an oxazolopyridinyl group, a thiazolopyridinylgroup, a benzonaphthyridinyl group, an azafluorenyl group, anazaspiro-bifluorenyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, an azadibenzofuranylgroup, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, an azadibenzosilolyl group, anindenopyrrolyl group, an indolopyrrolyl group, an indenocarbazolylgroup, an indolocarbazolyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),—B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),and —P(═S)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂); and

—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —P(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁),—S(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), and —P(═S)(Q₁)(Q₂), and

Q₁ to Q₃ and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independently be selected fromhydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group,a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, aC₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, aC₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, aC₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryloxygroup, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylthio group, a monovalent non-aromaticcondensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensedheteropolycyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group substituted with at leastone selected from deuterium, —F, and a cyano group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl groupsubstituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, and a cyanogroup, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl group.

In one or more embodiments, R₃₁ and R₃₂ may each independently beselected from:

hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkylgroup, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, acycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenylgroup, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, abenzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group,an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyridinylgroup, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, aquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, aquinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, and a triazinyl group;

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-fluorenylgroup, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenylgroup, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, apyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinylgroup, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group,a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, and a triazinyl group, eachsubstituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenylgroup, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-fluorenyl group, abenzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group,an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyridinylgroup, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, aquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, aquinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a triazinyl group,—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂); and

—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), and —N(Q₁)(Q₂), and

Q₁ to Q₃ and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independently be selected fromhydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkylgroup, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, abiphenyl group, and a terphenyl group.

In Formulae 1 and 2, Y₁₁ to Y₁₃ may each independently be selected fromcarbon atom (C) and nitrogen atom (N).

In one embodiment, Y₁₁ and Y₁₂ may each be C, and Y₁₃ may be N;

Y₁₁ and Y₁₂ may each be N, and Y₁₃ may be C;

Y₁₁ and Y₁₃ may each be C, and Y₁₂ may be N;

Y₁₁ and Y₁₃ may each be N, and Y₁₂ may be C;

Y₁₂ and Y₁₃ may each be C, and Y₁₁ may be N; or

Y₁₂ and Y₁₃ may each be N, and Y₁₁ may be C.

For example, Y₁₂ and Y₁₃ may each be C, and Y₁₁ may be N, butembodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In Formulae 1 and 2, B₁₁ to B₁₄ may each independently be selected froma single bond, O, and S.

In one embodiment, B₁₁ to B₁₄ may each be a single bond.

In one or more embodiments, B₁₁ to B₁₄ may each be a single bond,

a bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₁ and a bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₂ may each be acovalent bond, and a bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₃ may be a coordinate bond;

a bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₁ and a bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₃ may each be acovalent bond, and a bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₂ may be a coordinate bond;or

a bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₂ and a bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₃ may each be acovalent bond, and a bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₁ may be a coordinate bond.

For example, B₁₁ to B₁₄ may each be a single bond, the bond between M₁₁and Y₁₂ and the bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₃ may each be a covalent bond,and a bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₁ may be a coordinate bond, but embodimentsof the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In Formulae 1 and 2, L₁₁ to L₁₄ may each independently be selected froma single bond, *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—C(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, *—C(R₁₅)=*′,*═C(R₁₅)—*′, *—C(R₁₅)═C(R₁₆)—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—C(═S)—*′, *—C≡C—*′,*—B(R₁₅)—*′, *—N(R₁₅)—*′, *—P(R₁₅)—*′, *—Si(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, *P(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, and *—Ge(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′.

In one embodiment, L₁₁ to L₁₄ may each independently be selected from asingle bond, *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—C(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, *—C(R₁₅)=*′, *═C(R₁₅)—*′,*—B(R₁₅)—*′, *—N(R₁₅)—*′, *—Si(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, and *—P(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′.

In one or more embodiments, L₁₁ to L₁₄ may each independently beselected from a single bond, *—O—*′, and *—N(R₁₅)—*′.

In one or more embodiments, L₁₁ and L₁₂ may each independently beselected from *—O—*′ and *—N(R₁₅)—*′, and L₁₃ and L₁₄ may eachindependently be selected from a single bond, *—O—*′, and *—N(R₁₅)—*′.

In Formulae 1 and 2, a11, a12, and a14 may each independently be aninteger from 0 to 3, and a13 may be an integer from 1 to 3. At least twoof a11, a12, and a14 may each independently be an integer from 1 to 3.

When a11 is 0, A₁₁ and A₁₂ may not be linked to each other, when a12 is0, A₁₂ and A₁₃ may not be linked to each other, when a13 is 0, A₁₃ and anitrogen atom (N) may not be linked to each other, and when a14 is 0,A₁₁ and X₁₅ in Formula 1 and A₁₁ and X₁₉ in Formula 2 may not be linkedto each other.

a11 indicates the number of L₁₁(s), wherein, when a11 is two or more,two or more L₁₁(s) may be identical to or different from each other. a12indicates the number of L₁₂(s), wherein, when a12 is two or more, two ormore L₁₂(s) may be identical to or different from each other. a13indicates the number of L₁₃(s), wherein, when a13 is two or more, two ormore L₁₃(s) may be identical to or different from each other. a14indicates the number of L₁₄(s), wherein, when a14 is two or more, two ormore L₁₄(s) may be identical to or different from each other.

In one embodiment, a11 to a13 may each be 1, and a14 may be 0;

a12 to a14 may each be 1, and a11 may be 0; or

a11, a13, and a14 may each be 1, and a12 may be 0.

In one or more embodiments, a11 to a13 may each be 1, and a14 may be 0.

In one or more embodiments, a11 to a13 may each be 1, a14 may be 0, L₁₁and L₁₂ may each independently be selected from *—O—*′ and *—N(R₁₅)—*′,and L₁₃ may be a single bond.

In Formulae 1 and 2, X₁₁ may be N or C(R₁₄), X₁₂ may be N or C(R₁₇), X₁₃may be N or C(R₁₈), and X₁₄ may be N or C(R₁₉),

X₁₅ may be N or C(R₂₀) when a14 is 0, and X₁₅ may be C when a14 is not0,

X₁₆ may be C(R₂₁)(R₂₂), X₁₇ may be C(R₂₃)(R₂₄), and X₁₈ may beC(R₂₅)(R₂₆), and

X₁₉ may be C(R₂₇)(R₂₈) when a14 is 0, and X₁₉ may be C(R₂₇) when a14 isnot 0.

In one embodiment, in Formula 1, X₁₂ may be C(R₁₇), X₁₃ may be C(R₁₈),and X₁₄ may be C(R₁₉), and

X₁₅ may be C(R₂₀) when a14 is 0, and X₁₅ may be C when a14 is not 0.

In Formulae 1 and 2, R₁₁ to R₂₈ may each independently be selected fromhydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group,a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxygroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₁-C₆₀ heteroarylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalentnon-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstitutedmonovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —P(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁),—S(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), and —P(═S)(Q₁)(Q₂), and

Q₁ to Q₃ may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium,—F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, anamidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkylgroup, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxygroup, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, aC₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromaticcondensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensedheteropolycyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group substituted with at leastone selected from deuterium, —F, and a cyano group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl groupsubstituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, and a cyanogroup, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl group.

Here, R₁₅ and R₁₁; R₁₅ and R₁₂; and/or R₁₅ and R₁₃ may optionally belinked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic groupor a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group. Forexample, when L₁₁ is *—N(R₁₅)—*′, R₁₅ may optionally be linked with R₁₁to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group.

In one embodiment, R₁₁ to R₂₈ may each independently be selected from:

hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkylgroup, and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group;

a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with atleast one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, aphenyl group, and a biphenyl group;

a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, acyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenylgroup, a terphenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, anaphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthylgroup, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenylgroup, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenylgroup, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenylgroup, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, apentacenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group,a silolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolylgroup, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, apyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinylgroup, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indazolyl group, apurinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, abenzoquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, anaphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a benzoquinoxalinyl group, aquinazolinyl group, a benzoquinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, aphenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, aphenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a benzosilolyl group, a benzothiazolyl group, abenzoisothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzoisoxazolyl group,a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, anoxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a carbazolyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group,a benzocarbazolyl group, a naphtho benzofuranyl group, a naphthobenzothiophenyl group, a naphthobenzosilolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolylgroup, a dinaphthofuranyl group, a dinaphtho thiophenyl group, adinaphtho silolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, animidazopyrimidinyl group, an oxazolopyridinyl group, a thiazolopyridinylgroup, a benzonaphthyridinyl group, an azafluorenyl group, anazaspiro-bifluorenyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, an azadibenzofuranylgroup, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, an azadibenzosilolyl group, anindenopyrrolyl group, an indolopyrrolyl group, an indenocarbazolylgroup, and an indolocarbazolyl group;

a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, acyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenylgroup, a terphenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, anaphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthylgroup, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenylgroup, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenylgroup, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenylgroup, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, apentacenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group,a silolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolylgroup, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, apyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinylgroup, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indazolyl group, apurinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, abenzoquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, anaphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a benzoquinoxalinyl group, aquinazolinyl group, a benzoquinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, aphenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, aphenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a benzosilolyl group, a benzothiazolyl group, abenzoisothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzoisoxazolyl group,a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, anoxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a carbazolyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group,a benzocarbazolyl group, a naphtho benzofuranyl group, a naphthobenzothiophenyl group, a naphthobenzosilolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolylgroup, a dinaphthofuranyl group, a dinaphtho thiophenyl group, adinaphtho silolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, animidazopyrimidinyl group, an oxazolopyridinyl group, a thiazolopyridinylgroup, a benzonaphthyridinyl group, an azafluorenyl group, anazaspiro-bifluorenyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, an azadibenzofuranylgroup, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, an azadibenzosilolyl group, anindenopyrrolyl group, an indolopyrrolyl group, an indenocarbazolylgroup, and an indolocarbazolyl group, each substituted with at least oneselected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkylgroup, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, acycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenylgroup, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a pentalenyl group, anindenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group,an acenaphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, abenzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, aphenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, atriphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenylgroup, a pentacenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, afuranyl group, a silolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group,a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, anisoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinylgroup, a pyridazinyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, anindazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinylgroup, a benzoquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinylgroup, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a benzoquinoxalinylgroup, a quinazolinyl group, a benzoquinazolinyl group, a cinnolinylgroup, a phenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinylgroup, a phenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group,a benzothiophenyl group, a benzosilolyl group, a benzothiazolyl group, abenzoisothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzoisoxazolyl group,a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, anoxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a carbazolyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group,a benzocarbazolyl group, a naphtho benzofuranyl group, a naphthobenzothiophenyl group, a naphthobenzosilolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolylgroup, a dinaphthofuranyl group, a dinaphtho thiophenyl group, adinaphtho silolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, animidazopyrimidinyl group, an oxazolopyridinyl group, a thiazolopyridinylgroup, a benzonaphthyridinyl group, an azafluorenyl group, anazaspiro-bifluorenyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, an azadibenzofuranylgroup, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, an azadibenzosilolyl group, anindenopyrrolyl group, an indolopyrrolyl group, an indenocarbazolylgroup, an indolocarbazolyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),—B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),and —P(═S)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂); and

—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —P(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁),—S(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), and —P(═S)(Q₁)(Q₂), and

Q₁ to Q₃ and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independently be selected fromhydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group,a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, aC₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, aC₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, aC₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryloxygroup, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylthio group, a monovalent non-aromaticcondensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensedheteropolycyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group substituted with at leastone selected from deuterium, —F, and a cyano group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl groupsubstituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, and a cyanogroup, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl group.

In one or more embodiments, R₁₁ to R₂₈ may each independently beselected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, aC₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, acyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, acyclohexenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group,a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenylgroup, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, achrysenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinylgroup, a pyridazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group,a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, and atriazinyl group;

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-fluorenylgroup, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenylgroup, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, apyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinylgroup, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group,a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, and a triazinyl group, eachsubstituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenylgroup, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-fluorenyl group, abenzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group,an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyridinylgroup, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, aquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, aquinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a triazinyl group,—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂) and —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂); and

—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), and —N(Q₁)(Q₂), and

Q₁ to Q₃ and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independently be selected fromhydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkylgroup, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, abiphenyl group, and a terphenyl group.

In one or more embodiments, R₁₁ to R₂₈ may each independently beselected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, acyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, ahydrazono group, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, anisopropyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group,ter-butyl group, pentyl group, an isoamyl group, a hexyl group, a phenylgroup, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, and a pyridinyl group.

In Formulae 1 and 2, b11 to b13 may each independently be an integerfrom 1 to 8.

b11 indicates the number of R₁₁(s), wherein, when b11 is two or more,two or more R₁₁(s) may be identical to or different from each other. b12indicates the number of R₁₂(s), wherein, when b12 is two or more, two ormore R₁₂(s) may be identical to or different from each other. b13indicates the number of R₁₃(s), wherein, when b13 is two or more, two ormore R₁₃(s) may be identical to or different from each other.

In one embodiment, L₁₁ may be *—C(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, *—N(R₁₅)—*′, or*—Si(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, and

R₁₅ and R₁₁ may be linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclicgroup, or R₁₅ and R₁₂ may be linked to form a substituted orunsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstitutedC₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group.

In one or more embodiments, L₁₁ may be *—N(R₁₅)—*′,

R₁₅ and R₁₁ may be linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group, or R₁₅ and R₁₂ may be linked to form a substitutedor unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group.

In one embodiment, the organometallic compound may be represented byFormula 1-1 or 1-2:

In Formulae 1-1 and 1-2,

M₁₁, A₁₁ to A₁₃, Y₁₁ to Y₁₃, B₁₁ to B₁₄, L₁₁ to L₁₃, a11 to a13, R₁₁ toR₂₈, and b11 to b13 are the same as described in Formulae 1 and 2.

In one embodiment, the organometallic compound may be selected fromCompounds 1 to 15, but embodiments of the present disclosure are notlimited thereto:

The organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 or 2 may include atleast one imidazopyridine ring or tetrahydroimidazopyridine ring in atetradentate ligand. A binding site of the imidazopyridine ring or thetetrahydroimidazopyridine ring and the core metal may be a carbene.Therefore, lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy of theorganometallic compound may increase, and an emission wavelength may beshifted to a short wavelength, thereby emitting blue light having highcolor purity.

In addition, N—C bond between a nitrogen atom of a carbene and asubstituent linked to the nitrogen atom is low in chemical andelectrical stability and thus may be easily decomposed. Therefore, whena compound having the carbene structure is utilized in the organiclight-emitting device, the lifespan of the organic light-emitting devicemay be shortened. The organometallic compound represented by Formula 1or 2 may include a structure in which the substituent linked to thenitrogen atom of the carbene is linked to an another adjacentsubstituent to form a condensed ring, for example, an imidazopyridinering or a tetrahydroimidazopyridine ring. In addition, the nitrogen atomof the carbene may be linked to an adjacent ring linked to the coremetal, for example, ring A₁₃. That is, the organometallic compoundrepresented by Formula 1 or 2 may suppress the decomposition of the N—Cbond between the nitrogen atom of the carbene and the substituent linkedto the nitrogen atom. Therefore, an electronic device, for example, anorganic light-emitting device, which includes the organometalliccompound, may have a low driving voltage, high efficiency, highluminance, and a long lifespan.

The organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 or 2 may besynthesized utilizing suitable (e.g., known) organic synthesis methods.

The organometallic compound represented by Formulae 1 or 2 may beutilized between a pair of electrodes of an organic light-emittingdevice. For example, the organometallic compound may be included in theemission layer. The organometallic compound included in the emissionlayer may act as a dopant.

According to another embodiment, an organic light-emitting deviceincludes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the firstelectrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and thesecond electrode and including an emission layer, wherein the organiclayer includes at least one of the organometallic compound representedby Formula 1 or 2.

The expression “(an organic layer) includes at least one oforganometallic compounds” as used herein may include a case in which“(an organic layer) includes the same (e.g., identical) organometalliccompounds represented by Formula 1 or 2” and a case in which “(anorganic layer) includes two or more different organometallic compoundsrepresented by Formula 1 or 2.”

For example, the organic layer may include, as the organometalliccompound, only Compound 1. In this regard, Compound 1 may exist in anemission layer of the organic light-emitting device. In one or moreembodiments, the organic layer may include, as the organometalliccompound, Compound 1 and Compound 2. In this case, Compound 1 andCompound 2 may be present in the same layer (for example, both Compound1 and Compound 2 may be present in the emission layer), or may be ondifferent layers (for example, Compound 1 may be present in the emissionlayer and Compound 2 may be present in the electron transport layer).

In one embodiment, the emission layer may include the organometalliccompound.

In one or more embodiments, the emission layer may include (e.g.,consist of) the organometallic compound or may include theorganometallic compound and a host, and an amount of the organometalliccompound in the emission layer may be in a range of about 0.01 parts byweight to about 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of theemission layer.

In one embodiment, the host may include two different hosts.

A weight ratio of the two different hosts may be in a range of 90:10 to10:90. For example, the weight ratio of the two different hosts may bein a range of 80:20, 70:30, 60:40, 50:50, 40:60, 30:70, or 20:80. Forexample, a weight ratio of the first compound to the second compound maybe 50:50, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limitedthereto.

In one embodiment, the host may include a first host and a second host,the first host may include a carbazole-containing host or asilyl-containing host, and the second host may include a phosphineoxide-containing host.

In one embodiment, the emission layer may include the organometalliccompound, and the emission layer may emit blue light. For example, theemission layer may emit blue light having a maximum emission wavelengthof about 430 nm to about 490 nm, but embodiments of the presentdisclosure are not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, the first electrode may be an anode, the secondelectrode may be a cathode, the organic layer may further include a holetransport region between the first electrode and the emission layer andan electron transport region between the emission layer and the secondelectrode. The hole transport region may include at least one selectedfrom a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a buffer layer, anemission auxiliary layer, and an electron blocking layer, and theelectron transport region may include at least one selected from a holeblocking layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron injectionlayer.

In one embodiment, at least one of the emission layer, the hole blockinglayer, the electron transport layer, and the electron injection layermay include a phosphine oxide-containing compound.

In one or more embodiments, at least one of the emission layer, the holeblocking layer, the electron transport layer, and the electron injectionlayer may include a silyl-containing compound.

In one embodiment, the electron transport region may include a holeblocking layer, and the hole blocking layer may include a phosphineoxide-containing compound.

The term “organic layer” as used herein refers to a single layer and/ora plurality of layers disposed between the first electrode and thesecond electrode of the organic light-emitting device. A materialincluded in the “organic layer” is not limited to an organic material.

Description of FIG. 1

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an organic light-emitting device 10according to an embodiment. The organic light-emitting device 10includes a first electrode 110, an organic layer 150, and a secondelectrode 190.

Hereinafter, the structure of the organic light-emitting device 10according to an embodiment and a method of manufacturing the organiclight-emitting device 10 will be described in connection with FIG. 1.

First Electrode 110

In FIG. 1, a substrate may be additionally disposed under the firstelectrode 110 or above the second electrode 190. The substrate may be aglass substrate or a plastic substrate, each having excellent mechanicalstrength, thermal stability, transparency, surface smoothness, ease ofhandling, and water resistance.

The first electrode 110 may be formed by depositing or sputtering amaterial for forming the first electrode 110 on the substrate. When thefirst electrode 110 is an anode, the material for forming a firstelectrode may be selected from materials with a high work function tofacilitate hole injection.

The first electrode 110 may be a reflective electrode, asemi-transmissive electrode, or a transmissive electrode. When the firstelectrode 110 is a transmissive electrode, a material for forming thefirst electrode may be selected from indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zincoxide (IZO), tin oxide (SnO₂), zinc oxide (ZnO), and any combinationsthereof, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limitedthereto. When the first electrode 110 is a semi-transmissive electrodeor a reflective electrode, as a material for forming the first electrode110, magnesium (Mg), silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium(Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), magnesium-silver(Mg—Ag), or any combination thereof may be utilized. However, thematerial for forming the first electrode 110 is not limited thereto.

The first electrode 110 may have a single-layered structure, or amulti-layered structure including two or more layers. For example, thefirst electrode 110 may have a three-layered structure of ITO/Ag/ITO,but the structure of the first electrode 110 is not limited thereto.

Organic Layer 150

The organic layer 150 is disposed on the first electrode 110. Theorganic layer 150 may include an emission layer.

The organic layer 150 may further include a hole transport regionbetween the first electrode 110 and the emission layer, and an electrontransport region between the emission layer and the second electrode190.

Hole Transport Region in Organic Layer 150

The hole transport region may have i) a single-layered structureincluding a single layer including a single material, ii) asingle-layered structure including a single layer including a pluralityof different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structure having aplurality of layers including a plurality of different materials.

The hole transport region may include at least one layer selected from ahole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an emission auxiliarylayer, and an electron blocking layer.

For example, the hole transport region may have a single-layeredstructure including a single layer including a plurality of differentmaterials, or a multi-layered structure having a hole injectionlayer/hole transport layer structure, a hole injection layer/holetransport layer/emission auxiliary layer structure, a hole injectionlayer/emission auxiliary layer structure, a hole transportlayer/emission auxiliary layer structure, or a hole injection layer/holetransport layer/electron blocking layer structure, wherein for eachstructure, constituting layers are sequentially stacked from the firstelectrode 110 in this stated order, but the structure of the holetransport region is not limited thereto.

The hole transport region may include at least one selected fromm-MTDATA, TDATA, 2-TNATA, NPB(NPD), 1-NPB, TPD, Spiro-TPD, Spiro-NPB,methylated-NPB, TAPC, HMTPD, 4,4′,4″-tris(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine(TCTA), polyaniline/dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (PANI/DBSA), PEDOT/PSS(poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate)),polyaniline/camphor sulfonic acid (PANI/CSA),polyaniline/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PANI/PSS), a compound representedby Formula 201, and a compound represented by Formula 202:

In Formulae 201 and 202,

L₂₀₁ to L₂₀₄ may each independently be selected from a substituted orunsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylenegroup, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensedpolycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted divalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,

L₂₀₅ may be selected from *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—N(Q₂₀₁)-*′, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₂₀ alkylene group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₂-C₂₀ alkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylenegroup, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensedpolycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted divalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,

xa1 to xa4 may each independently be an integer of 0 to 3,

xa5 may be an integer of 1 to 10,

R₂₀₁ to R₂₀₄ and Q₂₀₁ may each independently be selected from asubstituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedmonovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted orunsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

For example, in Formula 202, R₂₀₁ and R₂₀₂ may optionally be linked viaa single bond, a dimethyl-methylene group, or a diphenyl-methylenegroup, and R₂₀₃ and R₂₀₄ may optionally be linked via a single bond, adimethyl-methylene group, or a diphenyl-methylene group.

In one or more embodiments, in Formulae 201 and 202,

L₂₀₁ to L₂₀₅ may each independently be selected from:

a phenylene group, a pentalenylene group, an indenylene group, anaphthylene group, an azulenylene group, a heptalenylene group, anindacenylene group, an acenaphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, aspiro-bifluorenylene group, a benzofluorenylene group, adibenzofluorenylene group, a phenalenylene group, a phenanthrenylenegroup, an anthracenylene group, a fluoranthenylene group, atriphenylenylene group, a pyrenylene group, a chrysenylene group, anaphthacenylene group, a picenylene group, a perylenylene group, apentaphenylene group, a hexacenylene group, a pentacenylene group, arubicenylene group, a coronenylene group, an ovalenylene group, athiophenylene group, a furanylene group, a carbazolylene group, anindolylene group, an isoindolylene group, a benzofuranylene group, abenzothiophenylene group, a dibenzofuranylene group, adibenzothiophenylene group, a benzocarbazolylene group, adibenzocarbazolylene group, a dibenzosilolylene group, and apyridinylene group; and

a phenylene group, a pentalenylene group, an indenylene group, anaphthylene group, an azulenylene group, a heptalenylene group, anindacenylene group, an acenaphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, aspiro-bifluorenylene group, a benzofluorenylene group, adibenzofluorenylene group, a phenalenylene group, a phenanthrenylenegroup, an anthracenylene group, a fluoranthenylene group, atriphenylenylene group, a pyrenylene group, a chrysenylene group, anaphthacenylene group, a picenylene group, a perylenylene group, apentaphenylene group, a hexacenylene group, a pentacenylene group, arubicenylene group, a coronenylene group, an ovalenylene group, athiophenylene group, a furanylene group, a carbazolylene group, anindolylene group, an isoindolylene group, a benzofuranylene group, abenzothiophenylene group, a dibenzofuranylene group, adibenzothiophenylene group, a benzocarbazolylene group, adibenzocarbazolylene group, a dibenzosilolylene group, and apyridinylene group, each substituted with at least one selected fromdeuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexylgroup, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group,a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a phenyl groupsubstituted with a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a phenyl group substituted with—F, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenylgroup, a heptalenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, afluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, adibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, ananthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, apyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a naphthacenyl group, a picenyl group,a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenylgroup, a rubicenyl group, a coronenyl group, an ovalenyl group, athiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolyl group, an indolyl group,an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolylgroup, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinylgroup, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), and —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),

Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independently be selected from a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group,a C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenylgroup, and a naphthyl group.

In one or more embodiments, xa1 to xa4 may each independently be 0, 1,or 2.

In one or more embodiments, xa5 may be 1, 2, 3, or 4.

In one or more embodiments, R₂₀₁ to R₂₀₄ and Q₂₀₁ may each independentlybe selected from:

a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a pentalenyl group,an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, a heptalenylgroup, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, aspiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenylgroup, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group,a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, achrysenyl group, a naphthacenyl group, a picenyl group, a perylenylgroup, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenyl group, arubicenyl group, a coronenyl group, an ovalenyl group, a thiophenylgroup, a furanyl group, a carbazolyl group, an indolyl group, anisoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolylgroup, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, and apyridinyl group; and

a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a pentalenyl group,an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, a heptalenylgroup, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, aspiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenylgroup, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group,a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, achrysenyl group, a naphthacenyl group, a picenyl group, a perylenylgroup, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenyl group, arubicenyl group, a coronenyl group, an ovalenyl group, a thiophenylgroup, a furanyl group, a carbazolyl group, an indolyl group, anisoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolylgroup, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, and apyridinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected fromdeuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexylgroup, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group,a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a phenyl groupsubstituted with a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a phenyl group substituted with—F, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenylgroup, a heptalenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, afluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, adibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, ananthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, apyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a naphthacenyl group, a picenyl group,a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenylgroup, a rubicenyl group, a coronenyl group, an ovalenyl group, athiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolyl group, an indolyl group,an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolylgroup, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinylgroup, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), and —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may respectively be defined the same as those described abovein connection with L₂₀₁ to L₂₀₅.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 201, at least one selected fromR₂₀₁ to R₂₀₃ may each independently be selected from:

a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group; and

a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group, each substitutedwith at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxylgroup, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazinogroup, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, acyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, acyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenylgroup, a terphenyl group, a phenyl group substituted with a C₁-C₁₀ alkylgroup, a phenyl group substituted with —F, a naphthyl group, a fluorenylgroup, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranylgroup, and a dibenzothiophenyl group,

but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 202, i) R₂₀₁ and R₂₀₂ may belinked via a single bond, and/or ii) R₂₀₃ and R₂₀₄ may be linked via asingle bond.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 202, at least one selected fromR₂₀₁ to R₂₀₄ may be selected from:

a carbazolyl group; and

a carbazolyl group substituted with at least one selected fromdeuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexylgroup, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group,a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a phenyl groupsubstituted with a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a phenyl group substituted with—F, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, acarbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group,

but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The compound represented by Formula 201 may be represented by Formula201A:

In one embodiment, the compound represented by Formula 201 may berepresented by Formula 201A(1), but embodiments of the presentdisclosure are not limited thereto:

In one embodiment, the compound represented by Formula 201 may berepresented by Formula 201A-1 below, but embodiments of the presentdisclosure are not limited thereto:

In one embodiment, the compound represented by Formula 202 may berepresented by Formula 202A:

In one embodiment, the compound represented by Formula 202 may berepresented by Formula 202A-1:

In Formulae 201A, 201A(1), 201A-1, 202A, and 202A-1,

L₂₀₁ to L₂₀₃, xa1 to xa3, xa5, and R₂₀₂ to R₂₀₄ may respectively bedefined the same as those described above in connection with Formulae201 and 202,

R₂₁₁ and R₂₁₂ may respectively be defined the same as described inconnection with R₂₀₃ in Formulae 201 and 202.

R₂₁₃ to R₂₁₇ may each independently be selected from hydrogen,deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexylgroup, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group,a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a phenyl groupsubstituted with a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a phenyl group substituted with—F, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenylgroup, a heptalenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, afluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, adibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, ananthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, apyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a naphthacenyl group, a picenyl group,a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenylgroup, a rubicenyl group, a coronenyl group, an ovalenyl group, athiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolyl group, an indolyl group,an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolylgroup, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, and apyridinyl group.

The hole transport region may include at least one compound selectedfrom Compounds HT1 to HT39, but embodiments of the present disclosureare not limited thereto:

A thickness of the hole transport region may be in a range of about 100Å to about 10,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å. When thehole transport region includes at least one of a hole injection layerand a hole transport layer, the thickness of the hole injection layermay be in a range of about 100 Å to about 9,000 Å, and for example,about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, and the thickness of the hole transportlayer may be in a range of about 50 Å to about 2,000 Å, and for example,about 100 Å to about 1,500 Å. When the thicknesses of the hole transportregion, the hole injection layer, and the hole transport layer arewithin these ranges, satisfactory hole transporting characteristics maybe obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The emission auxiliary layer may increase light-emission efficiency bycompensating for an optical resonance distance according to thewavelength of light emitted by an emission layer, and the electronblocking layer may block the flow of electrons from an electrontransport region. The emission auxiliary layer and the electron blockinglayer may include the materials as described above. p-dopant

The hole transport region may further include, in addition to thesematerials, a charge-generation material for the improvement ofconductive properties. The charge-generation material may behomogeneously or non-homogeneously dispersed in the hole transportregion.

The charge-generation material may be, for example, a p-dopant.

In one embodiment, the p-dopant may have a lowest unoccupied molecularorbital (LUMO) level of −3.5 eV or less.

The p-dopant may include at least one selected from a quinonederivative, a metal oxide, and a cyano group-containing compound, butembodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, the p-dopant may include at least one selected from:

a quinone derivative, such as tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) or2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F4-TCNQ);

a metal oxide, such as tungsten oxide or molybdenum oxide;

1,4,5,8,9,11-hexaazatriphenylene-hexacarbonitrile (HAT-CN); and

a compound represented by Formula 221,

but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

In Formula 221,

R₂₂₁ to R₂₂₃ may each independently be selected from a substituted orunsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylgroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensedpolycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, wherein at least oneselected from R₂₂₁ to R₂₂₃ may have at least one substituent selectedfrom a cyano group, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group substitutedwith —F, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group substituted with —Cl, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl groupsubstituted with —Br and a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group substituted with —I.

Emission Layer in Organic Layer 150

When the organic light-emitting device 10 is a full-color organiclight-emitting device, the emission layer may be patterned into a redemission layer, a green emission layer, or a blue emission layer,according to a sub-pixel. In one or more embodiments, the emission layermay have a stacked structure of two or more layers selected from a redemission layer, a green emission layer, and a blue emission layer, inwhich the two or more layers contact each other or are separated fromeach other. In one or more embodiments, the emission layer may includetwo or more materials selected from a red light-emitting material, agreen light-emitting material, and a blue light-emitting material, inwhich the two or more materials are mixed with each other in a singlelayer to emit white light.

The emission layer may include a host and a dopant. The dopant mayinclude at least one selected from a phosphorescent dopant and afluorescent dopant.

In the emission layer, an amount of a dopant may be in a range of about0.01 parts to about 15 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight ofthe host, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limitedthereto.

A thickness of the emission layer may be in a range of about 100 Å toabout 1,000 Å, for example, about 200 Å to about 600 Å. When thethickness of the emission layer is within this range, excellentlight-emission characteristics may be obtained without a substantialincrease in driving voltage.

Host in Emission Layer

In one or more embodiments, the host may include a compound representedby Formula 301 below.

[Ar₃₀₁]_(xb11)-[(L₃₀₁)_(xb1)-R₃₀₁]_(xb21)  Formula 301

In Formula 301,

Ar₃₀₁ may be a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group ora substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group,

xb11 may be 1, 2, or 3,

L₃₀₁ may each independently (i.e., when two or more L₃₀₁s are included)be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylenegroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkylene group,a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenylene group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenylene group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylene group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylene group, a substituted or unsubstituteddivalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted orunsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group;

xb1 may be an integer from 0 to 5,

R₃₀₁ may be selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group,a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, ahydrazono group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylgroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a substituted orunsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, asubstituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensedheteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂)(Q₃₀₃), —N(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂),—B(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₀₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₀₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂),

xb21 may be an integer from 1 to 5, and

Q₃₀₁ to Q₃₀₃ may each independently be selected from a C₁-C₁₀ alkylgroup, a C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, aterphenyl group, and a naphthyl group, but embodiments of the presentdisclosure are not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, Ar₃₀₁ in Formula 301 may be selected from:

a naphthalene group, a fluorene group, a spiro-bifluorene group, abenzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group, a phenalene group, aphenanthrene group, an anthracene group, a fluoranthene group, atriphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a naphthacenegroup, a picene group, a perylene group, a pentaphene group, anindenoanthracene group, a dibenzofuran group, and a dibenzothiophenegroup; and

a naphthalene group, a fluorene group, a spiro-bifluorene group, abenzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group, a phenalene group, aphenanthrene group, an anthracene group, a fluoranthene group, atriphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a naphthacenegroup, a picene group, a perylene group, a pentaphene group, anindenoanthracene group, a dibenzofuran group, and a dibenzothiophenegroup, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F,—Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidinogroup, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, aC₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenylgroup, a naphthyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),—C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independently be selected from a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group,a C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenylgroup, and a naphthyl group. However, embodiments of the presentdisclosure are not limited thereto.

When xb111 in Formula 301 is two or more, two or more Ar₃₀₁(s) may belinked via a single bond.

In one or more embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 301 maybe represented by Formula 301-1 or 301-2:

In Formulae 301-1 and 301-2,

A₃₀₁ to A₃₀₄ may each independently be selected from a benzene, anaphthalene, a phenanthrene, a fluoranthene, a triphenylene, a pyrene, achrysene, a pyridine, a pyrimidine, an indene, a fluorene, aspiro-bifluorene, a benzofluorene, a dibenzofluorene, an indole, acarbazole, benzocarbazole, dibenzocarbazole, a furan, a benzofuran, adibenzofuran, a naphthofuran, a benzonaphthofuran, dinaphthofuran, athiophene, a benzothiophene, a dibenzothiophene, a naphthothiophene, abenzonaphthothiophene, and a dinaphthothiophene,

X₃₀₁ may be O, S, or N-[(L₃₀₄)_(xb4)-R₃₀₄],

R₃₁₁ to R₃₁₄ may each independently be selected from hydrogen,deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, aterphenyl group, a naphthyl group —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),—B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),

xb22 and xb23 may each independently be 0, 1, or 2,

L₃₀₁, xb1, R₃₀₁, and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may respectively be defined the same asthose described above in connection with Formula 301,

L₃₀₂ to L₃₀₄ may respectively be defined the same connection with L₃₀₁in Formula 301,

xb2 to xb4 may respectively be defined the same as described inconnection with xb1 in Formula 301, and

R₃₀₂ to R₃₀₄ may respectively be defined the same as described inconnection with R₃₀₁ in Formula 301,

For example, in Formulae 301, 301-1, and 301-2, L₃₀₁ to L₃₀₄ may eachindependently be selected from:

a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, aspiro-bifluorenylene group, a benzofluorenylene group, adibenzofluorenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthracenylenegroup, a fluoranthenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrenylenegroup, a chrysenylene group, a perylenylene group, a pentaphenylenegroup, a hexacenylene group, a pentacenylene group, a thiophenylenegroup, a furanylene group, a carbazolylene group, an indolylene group,an isoindolylene group, a benzofuranylene group, a benzothiophenylenegroup, a dibenzofuranylene group, a dibenzothiophenylene group, abenzocarbazolylene group, a dibenzocarbazolylene group, adibenzosilolylene group, a pyridinylene group, an imidazolylene group, apyrazolylene group, a thiazolylene group, an isothiazolylene group, anoxazolylene group, an isoxazolylene group, a thiadiazolylene group, anoxadiazolylene group, a pyrazinylene group, a pyrimidinylene group, apyridazinylene group, a triazinylene group, a quinolinylene group, anisoquinolinylene group, a benzoquinolinylene group, a phthalazinylenegroup, a naphthyridinylene group, a quinoxalinylene group, aquinazolinylene group, a cinnolinylene group, a phenanthridinylenegroup, an acridinylene group, a phenanthrolinylene group, aphenazinylene group, a benzimidazolylene group, an isobenzothiazolylenegroup, a benzoxazolylene group, an isobenzoxazolylene group, atriazolylene group, a tetrazolylene group, an imidazopyridinylene group,an imidazopyrimidinylene group, and an azacarbazolylene group; and

a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, aspiro-bifluorenylene group, a benzofluorenylene group, adibenzofluorenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthracenylenegroup, a fluoranthenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrenylenegroup, a chrysenylene group, a perylenylene group, a pentaphenylenegroup, a hexacenylene group, a pentacenylene group, a thiophenylenegroup, a furanylene group, a carbazolylene group, an indolylene group,an isoindolylene group, a benzofuranylene group, a benzothiophenylenegroup, a dibenzofuranylene group, a dibenzothiophenylene group, abenzocarbazolylene group, a dibenzocarbazolylene group, adibenzosilolylene group, a pyridinylene group, an imidazolylene group, apyrazolylene group, a thiazolylene group, an isothiazolylene group, anoxazolylene group, an isoxazolylene group, a thiadiazolylene group, anoxadiazolylene group, a pyrazinylene group, a pyrimidinylene group, apyridazinylene group, a triazinylene group, a quinolinylene group, anisoquinolinylene group, a benzoquinolinylene group, a phthalazinylenegroup, a naphthyridinylene group, a quinoxalinylene group, aquinazolinylene group, a cinnolinylene group, a phenanthridinylenegroup, an acridinylene group, a phenanthrolinylene group, aphenazinylene group, a benzimidazolylene group, an isobenzothiazolylenegroup, a benzoxazolylene group, an isobenzoxazolylene group, atriazolylene group, a tetrazolylene group, an imidazopyridinylene group,an imidazopyrimidinylene group, and an azacarbazolylene group, eachsubstituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, ahydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, anaphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, abenzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group,an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, apyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenylgroup, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a thiophenyl group, afuranyl group, a carbazolyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolylgroup, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranylgroup, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, adibenzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinyl group, animidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolylgroup, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, anoxadiazolyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinylgroup, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, abenzoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, aquinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, aphenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, aphenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, abenzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, atetrazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinylgroup, an azacarbazolyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),—B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may respectively be defined the same as those described abovein connection with Ar₃₀₁ in Formula 301.

In one embodiment, in Formulae 301, 301-1, and 301-2, R₃₀₁ to R₃₀₄ mayeach independently be selected from:

a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, afluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, adibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, afluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenylgroup, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, apentacenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolylgroup, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenylgroup, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, adibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinyl group, an imidazolyl group, apyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolylgroup, an isoxazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group,a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinylgroup, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinylgroup, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinylgroup, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a phenanthridinylgroup, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group,a benzimidazolyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolylgroup, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group,an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, and anazacarbazolyl group; and

a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, afluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, adibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, afluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenylgroup, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, apentacenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolylgroup, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenylgroup, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, adibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinyl group, an imidazolyl group, apyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolylgroup, an isoxazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group,a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinylgroup, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinylgroup, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinylgroup, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a phenanthridinylgroup, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group,a benzimidazolyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolylgroup, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group,an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, and anazacarbazolyl group, each substituted with at least one selected fromdeuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, aterphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, aspiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenylgroup, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenylgroup, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, aperylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenylgroup, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolyl group, anindolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenylgroup, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, adibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinyl group, an imidazolyl group, apyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolylgroup, an isoxazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group,a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinylgroup, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinylgroup, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinylgroup, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a phenanthridinylgroup, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group,a benzimidazolyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolylgroup, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group,an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, an azacarbazolylgroup, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

Q₃₁ and Q₃₃ may respectively be defined the same as those describedabove.

In one or more embodiments, the host may include an alkaline earth metalcomplex. For example, the host may be selected from a Be complex (forexample, Compound H55), a Mg complex, and a Zn complex.

The host may include at least one selected from9,10-di(2-naphthyl)anthracene (ADN),2-methyl-9,10-bis(naphthalen-2-yl)anthracene (MADN),9,10-di-(2-naphthyl)-2-t-butyl-anthracene (TBADN), a4,4′-bis(N-carbazolyl)-1,1′-biphenyl (CBP), 1,3-di-9-carbazolylbenzene(mCP), 1,3,5-tri(carbazol-9-yl)benzene (TCP), and Compounds H1 to H55,but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

Phosphorescent Dopant Included in Emission Layer in Organic Layer 150

The phosphorescent dopant may include an organometallic compoundrepresented by Formula 1 or 2.

In addition, the phosphorescent dopant may further include anorganometallic complex represented by Formula 401:

In Formulae 401 and 402,

M may be selected from iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd),osmium (Os), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu),terbium (Tb), rhodium (Rh), and thulium (Tm),

L₄₀₁ may be selected from ligands represented by Formula 402, and xc1may be 1, 2, or 3, wherein, when xc1 is two or more, two or more L₄₀₁(s)may be identical to or different from each other,

L₄₀₂ may be an organic ligand, and xc2 may be an integer from 0 to 4,wherein, when xc2 is two or more, two or more L₄₀₂(s) may be identicalto or different from each other,

X₄₀₁ to X₄₀₄ may each independently be nitrogen or carbon,

X₄₀₁ and X₄₀₃ may be linked via a single bond or a double bond, and X₄₀₂and X₄₀₄ may be linked via a single bond or a double bond,

A₄₀₁ and A₄₀₂ may each independently be selected from a C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group,

X₄₀₅ may be a single bond, *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—N(Q₄₁₁)-*′,*—C(Q₄₁₁)(Q₄₁₂)-*′, *—C(Q₄₁₁)═C(Q₄₁₂)-*, *—C(Q₄₁₁)=*′, or *═C(Q₄₁₁)=*′,wherein Q₄₁₁ and Q₄₁₂ may be hydrogen, deuterium, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group,a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenylgroup, or a naphthyl group,

X₄₀₆ may be a single bond, O, or S,

R₄₀₁ and R₄₀₂ may each independently be selected from hydrogen,deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkylgroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylgroup, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensedpolycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂)(Q₄₀₃),—N(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), —B(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), —C(═O)(Q₄₀₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₄₀₁), and—P(═O)(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), wherein Q₄₀₁ to Q₄₀₃ may each independently beselected from a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group, a C₆-C₂₀ arylgroup, and a C₁-C₂₀ heteroaryl group,

xc11 and xc12 may each independently be an integer of 0 to 10, and

* and *′ in Formula 402 each indicate a binding site to M of Formula401.

In one embodiment, A₄₀₁ and A₄₀₂ in Formula 402 may each independentlybe selected from a benzene group, a naphthalene group, a fluorene group,a spiro-bifluorene group, an indene group, a pyrrole group, a thiophenegroup, a furan group, an imidazole group, a pyrazole group, a thiazolegroup, an isothiazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, apyridine group, a pyrazine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyridazinegroup, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group,a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a carbazole group, abenzimidazole group, a benzofuran group, a benzothiophene group, anisobenzothiophene group, a benzoxazole group, an isobenzoxazole group, atriazole group, a tetrazole group, an oxadiazole group, a triazinegroup, a dibenzofuran group, and a dibenzothiophene group.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 402, i) X₄₀₁ may be nitrogen, andX₄₀₂ may be carbon, or ii) X₄₀₁ and X₄₀₂ may each be nitrogen at thesame time.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 402, R₄₀₁ and R₄₀₂ may eachindependently be selected from:

hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group,a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, aC₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group;

a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, each substituted withat least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxylgroup, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazinogroup, a hydrazono group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, acyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an adamantanyl group, anorbornanyl group, and a norbornenyl group;

a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an adamantanyl group, anorbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenylgroup, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, apyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinylgroup, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, aquinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group;

a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an adamantanyl group, anorbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenylgroup, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, apyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinylgroup, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, aquinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group, each substitutedwith at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxylgroup, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazinogroup, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, acyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an adamantanyl group, anorbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenylgroup, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, apyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinylgroup, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, aquinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group; and

—Si(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂)(Q₄₀₃), —N(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), —B(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), —C(═O)(Q₄₀₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₄₀₁), and —P(═O)(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), and

Q₄₀₁ to Q₄₀₃ may each independently be selected from a C₁-C₁₀ alkylgroup, a C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, and anaphthyl group, but embodiments of the present disclosure are notlimited thereto.

In one or more embodiments, when xc1 in Formula 401 is two or more, twoA₄₀₁(s) in two or more L₄₀₁(s) may optionally be linked via X₄₀₇, whichis a linking group, or two A₄₀₂(s) in two or more L₄₀₁(S) may optionallybe linked via X₄₀₈, which is a linking group (see Compounds PD1 to PD4and PD7). X₄₀₇ and X₄₀₈ may each independently be a single bond, *—O—*′,*—S—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—N(Q₄₁₃)-*′, *—C(Q₄₁₃)(Q₄₁₄)-*′, or*—C(Q₄₁₃)═C(Q₄₁₄)-*′, wherein Q₄₁₃ and Q₄₁₄ may each independently behydrogen, deuterium, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, aphenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, or a naphthyl group,but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

L₄₀₂ in Formula 401 may be a monovalent, divalent, or trivalent organicligand. For example, L₄₀₂ may be selected from halogen, diketone (forexample, acetylacetonate), carboxylic acid (for example, picolinate),—C(═O), isonitrile, —CN, and phosphorus (for example, phosphine, orphosphite), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limitedthereto.

In one or more embodiments, the phosphorescent dopant may be selectedfrom, for example, Compounds PD1 to PD25, but embodiments of the presentdisclosure are not limited thereto:

Fluorescent Dopant in Emission Layer

The fluorescent dopant may include an arylamine compound or astyrylamine compound.

The fluorescent dopant may include a compound represented by Formula 501below.

In Formula 501,

Ar₅₀₁ may be a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group ora substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group,

L₅₀₁ to L₅₀₃ may each independently be selected from a substituted orunsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylenegroup, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensedpolycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted divalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,

xd1 to xd3 may each independently be an integer of 0 to 3;

R₅₀₁ and R₅₀₂ may each independently be selected from a substituted orunsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylgroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedmonovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted orunsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,and

xd4 may be an integer of 1 to 6.

In one embodiment, Ar₅₀₁ in Formula 501 may be selected from:

a naphthalene group, a heptalene group, a fluorene group, aspiro-bifluorene group, a benzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group,a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, afluoranthene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysenegroup, a naphthacene group, a picene group, a perylene group, apentaphene group, an indenoanthracene group, and an indenophenanthrenegroup; and

a naphthalene group, a heptalene group, a fluorene group, aspiro-bifluorene group, a benzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group,a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, afluoranthene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysenegroup, a naphthacene group, a picene group, a perylene group, apentaphene group, an indenoanthracene group, and an indenophenanthrenegroup, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F,—Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidinogroup, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, aC₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenylgroup, and a naphthyl group.

In one or more embodiments, L₅₀₁ to L₅₀₃ in Formula 501 may eachindependently be selected from:

a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, aspiro-bifluorenylene group, a benzofluorenylene group, adibenzofluorenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthracenylenegroup, a fluoranthenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrenylenegroup, a chrysenylene group, a perylenylene group, a pentaphenylenegroup, a hexacenylene group, a pentacenylene group, a thiophenylenegroup, a furanylene group, a carbazolylene group, an indolylene group,an isoindolylene group, a benzofuranylene group, a benzothiophenylenegroup, a dibenzofuranylene group, a dibenzothiophenylene group, abenzocarbazolylene group, a dibenzocarbazolylene group, adibenzosilolylene group, a pyridinylene group; and

a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, aspiro-bifluorenylene group, a benzofluorenylene group, adibenzofluorenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthracenylenegroup, a fluoranthenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrenylenegroup, a chrysenylene group, a perylenylene group, a pentaphenylenegroup, a hexacenylene group, a pentacenylene group, a thiophenylenegroup, a furanylene group, a carbazolylene group, an indolylene group,an isoindolylene group, a benzofuranylene group, a benzothiophenylenegroup, a dibenzofuranylene group, a dibenzothiophenylene group, abenzocarbazolylene group, a dibenzocarbazolylene group, adibenzosilolylene group, and a pyridinylene group, each substituted withat least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxylgroup, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazinogroup, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, aphenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, afluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, adibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, afluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenylgroup, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, apentacenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolylgroup, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenylgroup, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, adibenzosilolyl group, and a pyridinyl group.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 501, R₅₀₁ and R₅₀₂ may eachindependently be selected from:

a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, afluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, adibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, afluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenylgroup, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, apentacenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolylgroup, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenylgroup, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, adibenzosilolyl group, and a pyridinyl group; and

a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, afluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, adibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, afluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenylgroup, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, apentacenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolylgroup, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenylgroup, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, adibenzosilolyl group, and a pyridinyl group, each substituted with atleast one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, acyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, ahydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenylgroup, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, afluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, adibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, afluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenylgroup, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, apentacenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolylgroup, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenylgroup, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, adibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinyl group, and —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), and

Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each be selected from a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, and anaphthyl group.

In one or more embodiments, xd4 in Formula 501 may be 2, but embodimentsof the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, the fluorescent dopant may be selected from Compounds FD1to FD22:

In one or more embodiments, the fluorescent dopant may be selected fromthe following compounds, but embodiments of the present disclosure arenot limited thereto.

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The electron transport region may have i) a single-layered structureincluding a single layer including a single material, ii) asingle-layered structure including a single layer including a pluralityof different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structure having aplurality of layers including a plurality of different materials.

The electron transport region may include at least one selected from abuffer layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron control layer, anelectron transport layer, and an electron injection layer, butembodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, the electron transport region may have an electrontransport layer/electron injection layer structure, a hole blockinglayer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure, anelectron control layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layerstructure, or a buffer layer/electron transport layer/electron injectionlayer structure, wherein for each structure, constituting layers aresequentially stacked from an emission layer. However, embodiments of thestructure of the electron transport region are not limited thereto.

The electron transport region (for example, a buffer layer, a holeblocking layer, an electron control layer, or an electron transportlayer in the electron transport region) may include a metal-freecompound containing at least one π electron-depleted nitrogen-containingring.

The term “π electron-depleted nitrogen-containing ring” as used hereinindicates a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group having at least one *—N=*′ moietyas a ring-forming moiety.

For example, the “π electron-depleted nitrogen-containing ring” may bei) a 5-membered to 7-membered heteromonocyclic group having at least one*—N=*′ moiety, ii) a heteropolycyclic group in which two or more5-membered to 7-membered heteromonocyclic groups each having at leastone *—N=*′ moiety are condensed with each other, or iii) aheteropolycyclic group in which at least one of 5-membered to 7-memberedheteromonocyclic groups, each having at least one *—N=*′ moiety, iscondensed with at least one C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group.

Examples of the π electron-depleted nitrogen-containing ring include animidazole, a pyrazole, a thiazole, an isothiazole, an oxazole, anisoxazole, a pyridine, a pyrazine, a pyrimidine, a pyridazine, anindazole, a purine, a quinoline, an isoquinoline, a benzoquinoline, aphthalazine, a naphthyridine, a quinoxaline, a quinazoline, a cinnoline,a phenanthridine, an acridine, a phenanthroline, a phenazine, abenzimidazole, an isobenzothiazole, a benzoxazole, an isobenzoxazole, atriazole, a tetrazole, an oxadiazole, a triazine, a thiadiazol, animidazopyridine, an imidazopyrimidine, and an azacarbazole, butembodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, the electron transport region may include a compoundrepresented by Formula 601:

[Ar₆₀₁]_(xe11)-[(L₆₀₁)_(xe1)-R₆₀₁]_(xe21).  Formula 601

In Formula 601,

Ar₆₀₁ may be a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group ora substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group,

xe11 may be 1, 2, or 3,

L₆₀₁ may each independently (i.e., when two or more L₆₀₁s are included)be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylenegroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkylene group,a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenylene group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenylene group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylene group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylene group, a substituted or unsubstituteddivalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted orunsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,

xe1 may be an integer from 0 to 5,

R₆₀₁ may be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkylgroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylgroup, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensedpolycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromaticcondensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₆₀₁)(Q₆₀₂)(Q₆₀₃), —C(═O)(Q₆₀₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₆₀₁), and —P(═O)(Q₆₀₁)(Q₆₀₂),

Q₆₀₁ to Q₆₀₃ may each independently be a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, or anaphthyl group, and

xe21 may be an integer from 1 to 5.

In one embodiment, at least one of Ar₆₀₁(s) in the number of xe11 and/orat least one of R₆₀₁(s) in the number of xe21 may include the πelectron-depleted nitrogen-containing ring.

In one embodiment, ring Ar₆₀₁ in Formula 601 may be selected from:

a benzene group, a naphthalene group, a fluorene group, aspiro-bifluorene group, a benzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group,a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, afluoranthene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysenegroup, a naphthacene group, a picene group, a perylene group, apentaphene group, an indenoanthracene group, a dibenzofuran group, adibenzothiophene group, a carbazole group, an imidazole group, apyrazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxazolegroup, an isoxazole group, a pyridine group, a pyrazine group, apyrimidine group, a pyridazine group, an indazole group, a purine group,a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group, aphthalazine group, a naphthyridine group, a quinoxaline group, aquinazoline group, a cinnoline group, a phenanthridine group, anacridine group, a phenanthroline group, a phenazine group, abenzimidazole group, an isobenzothiazole group, a benzoxazole group, anisobenzoxazole group, a triazole group, a tetrazole group, an oxadiazolegroup, a triazine group, a thiadiazole group, an imidazopyridine group,an imidazopyrimidine group, and an azacarbazole group; and

a benzene group, a naphthalene group, a fluorene group, aspiro-bifluorene group, a benzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group,a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, afluoranthene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysenegroup, a naphthacene group, a picene group, a perylene group, apentaphene group, an indenoanthracene group, a dibenzofuran group, adibenzothiophene group, a carbazole group, an imidazole group, apyrazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxazolegroup, an isoxazole group, a pyridine group, a pyrazine group, apyrimidine group, a pyridazine group, an indazole group, a purine group,a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group, aphthalazine group, a naphthyridine group, a quinoxaline group, aquinazoline group, a cinnoline group, a phenanthridine group, anacridine group, a phenanthroline group, a phenazine group, abenzimidazole group, an isobenzothiazole group, a benzoxazole group, anisobenzoxazole group, a triazole group, a tetrazole group, an oxadiazolegroup, a triazine group, a thiadiazole group, an imidazopyridine group,an imidazopyrimidine group, and an azacarbazole group, each substitutedwith at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxylgroup, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazinogroup, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, aphenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group,—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independently be selected from a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group,a C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenylgroup, and a naphthyl group.

When xe11 in Formula 601 is two or more, two or more Ar₆₀₁(s) may belinked via a single bond.

In one or more embodiments, Ar₆₀₁ in Formula 601 may be an anthracenegroup.

In one or more embodiments, a compound represented by Formula 601 may berepresented by Formula 601-1:

In Formula 601-1,

X₆₁₄ may be N or C(R₆₁₄), X₆₁₅ may be N or C(R₆₁₅), X₆₁₆ may be N orC(R₆₁₆), and at least one selected from X₆₁₄ to X₆₁₆ may be N,

L₆₁₁ to L₆₁₃ may each independently be the same as described inconnection with L₆₀₁ in Formula 601,

xe611 to xe613 may each independently be defined the same as describedin connection with xe1 in Formula 601,

R₆₁₁ to R₆₁₃ may each independently be the same as described inconnection with R₆₀₁ in Formula 601, and

R₆₁₄ to R₆₁₆ may each independently be selected from hydrogen,deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, aterphenyl group, and a naphthyl group.

In one embodiment, L₆₀₁ and L₆₁₁ to L₆₁₃ in Formulae 601 and 601-1 mayeach independently be selected from:

a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, aspiro-bifluorenylene group, a benzofluorenylene group, adibenzofluorenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthracenylenegroup, a fluoranthenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrenylenegroup, a chrysenylene group, a perylenylene group, a pentaphenylenegroup, a hexacenylene group, a pentacenylene group, a thiophenylenegroup, a furanylene group, a carbazolylene group, an indolylene group,an isoindolylene group, a benzofuranylene group, a benzothiophenylenegroup, a dibenzofuranylene group, a dibenzothiophenylene group, abenzocarbazolylene group, a dibenzocarbazolylene group, adibenzosilolylene group, a pyridinylene group, an imidazolylene group, apyrazolylene group, a thiazolylene group, an isothiazolylene group, anoxazolylene group, an isoxazolylene group, a thiadiazolylene group, anoxadiazolylene group, a pyrazinylene group, a pyrimidinylene group, apyridazinylene group, a triazinylene group, a quinolinylene group, anisoquinolinylene group, a benzoquinolinylene group, a phthalazinylenegroup, a naphthyridinylene group, a quinoxalinylene group, aquinazolinylene group, a cinnolinylene group, a phenanthridinylenegroup, an acridinylene group, a phenanthrolinylene group, aphenazinylene group, a benzimidazolylene group, an isobenzothiazolylenegroup, a benzoxazolylene group, an isobenzoxazolylene group, atriazolylene group, a tetrazolylene group, an imidazopyridinylene group,an imidazopyrimidinylene group, and an azacarbazolylene group; and

a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, aspiro-bifluorenylene group, a benzofluorenylene group, adibenzofluorenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthracenylenegroup, a fluoranthenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrenylenegroup, a chrysenylene group, a perylenylene group, a pentaphenylenegroup, a hexacenylene group, a pentacenylene group, a thiophenylenegroup, a furanylene group, a carbazolylene group, an indolylene group,an isoindolylene group, a benzofuranylene group, a benzothiophenylenegroup, a dibenzofuranylene group, a dibenzothiophenylene group, abenzocarbazolylene group, a dibenzocarbazolylene group, adibenzosilolylene group, a pyridinylene group, an imidazolylene group, apyrazolylene group, a thiazolylene group, an isothiazolylene group, anoxazolylene group, an isoxazolylene group, a thiadiazolylene group, anoxadiazolylene group, a pyrazinylene group, a pyrimidinylene group, apyridazinylene group, a triazinylene group, a quinolinylene group, anisoquinolinylene group, a benzoquinolinylene group, a phthalazinylenegroup, a naphthyridinylene group, a quinoxalinylene group, aquinazolinylene group, a cinnolinylene group, a phenanthridinylenegroup, an acridinylene group, a phenanthrolinylene group, aphenazinylene group, a benzimidazolylene group, an isobenzothiazolylenegroup, a benzoxazolylene group, an isobenzoxazolylene group, atriazolylene group, a tetrazolylene group, an imidazopyridinylene group,an imidazopyrimidinylene group, and an azacarbazolylene group, eachsubstituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, ahydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, anaphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, abenzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group,an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, apyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenylgroup, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a thiophenyl group, afuranyl group, a carbazolyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolylgroup, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranylgroup, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, adibenzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinyl group, animidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolylgroup, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, anoxadiazolyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinylgroup, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, abenzoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, aquinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, aphenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, aphenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, abenzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, atetrazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinylgroup, and an azacarbazolyl group, but embodiments of the presentdisclosure are not limited thereto,

but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In one or more embodiments, xe1 and xe611 to xe613 in Formulae 601 and601-1 may each independently be 0, 1, or 2.

In one or more embodiments, R₆₀₁ and R₆₁₁ to R₆₁₃ in Formula 601 and601-1 may each independently be selected from:

a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, afluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, adibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, afluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenylgroup, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, apentacenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolylgroup, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenylgroup, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, adibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinyl group, an imidazolyl group, apyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolylgroup, an isoxazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group,a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinylgroup, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinylgroup, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinylgroup, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a phenanthridinylgroup, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group,a benzimidazolyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolylgroup, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group,an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, and anazacarbazolyl group;

a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, afluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, adibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, afluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenylgroup, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, apentacenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolylgroup, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenylgroup, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, adibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinyl group, an imidazolyl group, apyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolylgroup, an isoxazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group,a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinylgroup, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinylgroup, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinylgroup, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a phenanthridinylgroup, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group,a benzimidazolyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolylgroup, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group,an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, and anazacarbazolyl group, each substituted with at least one selected fromdeuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, aterphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, aspiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenylgroup, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenylgroup, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, aperylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenylgroup, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolyl group, anindolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenylgroup, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, adibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinyl group, an imidazolyl group, apyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolylgroup, an isoxazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group,a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinylgroup, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinylgroup, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinylgroup, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a phenanthridinylgroup, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group,a benzimidazolyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolylgroup, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group,an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, and anazacarbazolyl group; and

—S(═O)₂(Q₆₀₁) and —P(═O)(Q₆₀₁)(Q₆₀₂), and

Q₆₀₁ and Q₆₀₂ may respectively be defined the same as those describedabove in connection with R₆₀₁ in Formula 601.

The electron transport region may include at least one compound selectedfrom Compounds ET1 to ET36, but embodiments of the present disclosureare not limited thereto:

In one or more embodiments, the electron transport region may include atleast one compound selected from2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (BCP),4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Bphen), Alq3, BAIq,3-(biphenyl-4-yl)-5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole(TAZ), and NTAZ:

The thickness of the buffer layer, the hole blocking layer, or theelectron controlling layer may each independently be in a range of about20 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 30 Å to about 300 Å. When thethicknesses of the buffer layer, the hole blocking layer, and theelectron control layer are within these ranges, the electron blockinglayer may have excellent electron blocking characteristics or electroncontrol characteristics without a substantial increase in drivingvoltage.

A thickness of the electron transport layer may be in a range of about100 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 150 Å to about 500 Å. Whenthe thickness of the electron transport layer is within the rangesdescribed above, the electron transport layer may have satisfactoryelectron transport characteristics without a substantial increase indriving voltage.

The electron transport region (for example, the electron transport layerin the electron transport region) may further include, in addition tothe materials described above, a metal-containing material.

The metal-containing material may include at least one selected fromalkali metal complex and alkaline earth-metal complex. The alkali metalcomplex may include a metal ion selected from a Li ion, a Na ion, a Kion, a Rb ion, and a Cs ion, and the alkaline earth-metal complex mayinclude a metal ion selected from a Be ion, a Mg ion, a Ca ion, a Srion, and a Ba ion. A ligand coordinated with the metal ion of the alkalimetal complex or the alkaline earth-metal complex may be selected from ahydroxy quinoline, a hydroxy isoquinoline, a hydroxy benzoquinoline, ahydroxy acridine, a hydroxy phenanthridine, a hydroxy phenyloxazole, ahydroxy phenylthiazole, a hydroxy diphenyloxadiazole, a hydroxydiphenylthiadiazol, a hydroxy phenylpyridine, a hydroxyphenylbenzimidazole, a hydroxy phenylbenzothiazole, a bipyridine, aphenanthroline, and a cyclopentadiene, but embodiments of the presentdisclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, the metal-containing material may include a Li complex. TheLi complex may include, for example, Compound ET-D1 (lithium quinolate,LiQ) or ET-D2:

The electron transport region may include an electron injection layerthat facilitates injection of electrons from the second electrode 190.The electron injection layer may directly contact the second electrode190.

The electron injection layer may have i) a single-layered structureincluding a single layer including a single material, ii) asingle-layered structure including a single layer including a pluralityof different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structure having aplurality of layers including a plurality of different materials.

The electron injection layer may include an alkali metal, an alkalineearth metal, a rare earth metal, an alkali metal compound, an alkalineearth-metal compound, a rare earth metal compound, an alkali metalcomplex, an alkaline earth-metal complex, a rare earth metal complex, orany combinations thereof.

The alkali metal may be selected from Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs. In oneembodiment, the alkali metal may be Li, Na, or Cs. In one or moreembodiments, the alkali metal may be Li or Cs, but embodiments of thepresent disclosure are not limited thereto.

The alkaline earth metal may be selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba.

The rare earth metal may be selected from Sc, Y, Ce, Tb, Yb, and Gd.

The alkali metal compound, the alkaline earth-metal compound, and therare earth metal compound may be selected from oxides and halides (forexample, fluorides, chlorides, bromides, or iodides) of the alkalimetal, the alkaline earth-metal, and the rare earth metal.

The alkali metal compound may be selected from alkali metal oxides, suchas Li₂O, Cs₂O, or K₂O, and alkali metal halides, such as LiF, NaF, CsF,KF, LiI, NaI, CsI, or KI. In one embodiment, the alkali metal compoundmay be selected from LiF, Li₂O, NaF, LiI, NaI, CsI, and KI, butembodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The alkaline earth-metal compound may be selected from alkalineearth-metal oxides, such as BaO, SrO, CaO, Ba_(x)Sr_(1-x)O (0<x<1), orBa_(x)Ca_(1-x)O (0<x<1). In one embodiment, the alkaline earth-metalcompound may be selected from BaO, SrO, and CaO, but embodiments of thepresent disclosure are not limited thereto.

The rare earth metal compound may be selected from YbF₃, ScF₃, ScO₃,Y₂O₃, Ce₂O₃, GdF₃, and TbF₃. In one embodiment, the rare earth metalcompound may be selected from YbF₃, ScF₃, TbF₃, YbI₃, ScI₃, and TbI₃,but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The alkali metal complex, the alkaline earth-metal complex, and the rareearth metal complex may include an ion of alkali metal, alkalineearth-metal, and rare earth metal as described above, and a ligandcoordinated with a metal ion of the alkali metal complex, the alkalineearth-metal complex, or the rare earth metal complex may be selectedfrom hydroxy quinoline, hydroxy isoquinoline, hydroxy benzoquinoline,hydroxy acridine, hydroxy phenanthridine, hydroxy phenyloxazole, hydroxyphenylthiazole, hydroxy diphenyloxadiazole, hydroxy diphenylthiadiazol,hydroxy phenylpyridine, hydroxy phenylbenzimidazole, hydroxyphenylbenzothiazole, bipyridine, phenanthroline, and cyclopentadiene,but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The electron injection layer may include (e.g., consist of) an alkalimetal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, an alkali metalcompound, an alkaline earth-metal compound, a rare earth metal compound,an alkali metal complex, an alkaline earth-metal complex, a rare earthmetal complex, or any combinations thereof, as described above. In oneor more embodiments, the electron injection layer may further include anorganic material. When the electron injection layer further includes anorganic material, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earthmetal, an alkali metal compound, an alkaline earth-metal compound, arare earth metal compound, an alkali metal complex, an alkalineearth-metal complex, a rare earth metal complex, or any combinationsthereof may be homogeneously or non-homogeneously dispersed in a matrixincluding the organic material.

A thickness of the electron injection layer may be in a range of about 1Å to about 100 Å, for example, about 3 Å to about 90 Å. When thethickness of the electron injection layer is within the range describedabove, the electron injection layer may have satisfactory electroninjection characteristics without a substantial increase in drivingvoltage.

Second Electrode 190

The second electrode 190 may be disposed on the organic layer 150 havingsuch a structure. The second electrode 190 may be a cathode that is anelectron injection electrode, and in this regard, a material for formingthe second electrode 190 may be a material having a low work function,and such a material may be metal, alloy, an electrically conductivecompound, or a combination thereof.

The second electrode 190 may include at least one selected from lithium(Li), silver (Si), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium(Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), magnesium-silver(Mg—Ag), ITO, and IZO, but embodiments of the present disclosure are notlimited thereto. The second electrode 190 may be a transmissiveelectrode, a semi-transmissive electrode, or a reflective electrode.

The second electrode 190 may have a single-layered structure, or amulti-layered structure including two or more layers.

[Description of FIGS. 2 to 4]

An organic light-emitting device 20 of FIG. 2 includes a first cappinglayer 210, a first electrode 110, an organic layer 150, and a secondelectrode 190, which are sequentially stacked in this stated order; anorganic light-emitting device 30 of FIG. 3 includes a first electrode110, an organic layer 150, a second electrode 190, and a second cappinglayer 220, which are sequentially stacked in this stated order; and anorganic light-emitting device 40 of FIG. 4 includes a first cappinglayer 210, a first electrode 110, an organic layer 150, a secondelectrode 190, and a second capping layer 220.

Regarding FIGS. 2 to 4, the first electrode 110, the organic layer 150,and the second electrode 190 may be understood by referring to thedescription presented in connection with FIG. 1.

In the organic layer 150 of each of the organic light-emitting devices20 and 40, light generated in an emission layer may pass through thefirst electrode 110, which is a semi-transmissive electrode or atransmissive electrode, and the first capping layer 210 toward theoutside, and in the organic layer 150 of each of the organiclight-emitting devices 30 and 40, light generated in an emission layermay pass through the second electrode 190, which is a semi-transmissiveelectrode or a transmissive electrode, and the second capping layer 220toward the outside.

The first capping layer 210 and the second capping layer 220 mayincrease external luminescent efficiency according to the principle ofconstructive interference.

The first capping layer 210 and the second capping layer 220 may eachindependently be an organic capping layer including an organic material,an inorganic capping layer including an inorganic material, or acomposite capping layer including an organic material and an inorganicmaterial.

At least one selected from the first capping layer 210 and the secondcapping layer 220 may each independently include at least one materialselected from carbocyclic compounds, heterocyclic compounds, amine-basedcompounds, porphyrine derivatives, phthalocyanine derivatives, anaphthalocyanine derivatives, alkali metal complexes, and alkalineearth-based complexes. The carbocyclic compound, the heterocycliccompound, and the amine-based compound may be optionally substitutedwith a substituent containing at least one element selected from O, N,S, Se, Si, F, Cl, Br, and I. In one embodiment, at least one selectedfrom the first capping layer 210 and the second capping layer 220 mayeach independently include an amine-based compound.

In one embodiment, at least one selected from the first capping layer210 and the second capping layer 220 may each independently include thecompound represented by Formula 201 and/or the compound represented byFormula 202.

In one or more embodiments, at least one selected from the first cappinglayer 210 and the second capping layer 220 may each independentlyinclude a compound selected from Compounds HT28 to HT33 and CompoundsCP1 to CP5, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limitedthereto:

Hereinbefore, the organic light-emitting device according to anembodiment has been described in connection with FIGS. 1-4. However,embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

Layers constituting the hole transport region, the emission layer, andlayers constituting the electron transport region may be formed in acertain region utilizing one or more suitable methods selected fromvacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, Langmuir-Blodgett (LB)deposition, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, and laser-induced thermalimaging.

When layers constituting the hole transport region, the emission layer,and layers constituting the electron transport region are formed byvacuum deposition, the deposition may be performed at a depositiontemperature of about 100° C. to about 500° C., a vacuum degree of about1008 torr to about 10⁻³ torr, and a deposition rate of about 0.01 Å/secto about 100 Å/sec by taking into account a material to be included in alayer to be formed, and the structure of a layer to be formed.

When layers constituting the hole transport region, an emission layer,and layers constituting the electron transport region are formed by spincoating, the spin coating may be performed at a coating speed of about2,000 rpm to about 5,000 rpm and at a heat treatment temperature ofabout 80° C. to about 200° C., depending on a material to be included ina layer and the structure of each layer to be formed.

General Definition of Substituents

The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group” as used herein refers to a linear orbranched saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon monovalent group having 1 to 60carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof may include a methylgroup, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butylgroup, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, an isoamyl group, and a hexylgroup. The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkylene group” as used herein refers to adivalent group having the same structure as the C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group” as used herein refers to a hydrocarbongroup formed by substituting at least one carbon-carbon double bond inthe middle or at the terminus of the C₂-C₆₀ alkyl group, andnon-limiting examples thereof may include an ethenyl group, a propenylgroup, and a butenyl group. The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkenylene group” as usedherein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as theC₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group” as used herein refers to a hydrocarbongroup formed by substituting at least one carbon-carbon triple bond inthe middle or at the terminus of the C₂-C₆₀ alkyl group, andnon-limiting examples thereof may include an ethynyl group, and apropynyl group. The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkynylene group” as used herein refersto a divalent group having the same structure as the C₂-C₆₀ alkynylgroup.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group” as used herein refers to a monovalentgroup represented by —OA₁₀₁ (wherein A₁₀₁ represents the C₁-C₆₀ alkylgroup), and non-limiting examples thereof may include a methoxy group,an ethoxy group, and an isopropyloxy group.

The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalentsaturated hydrocarbon monocyclic group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, andnon-limiting examples thereof may include a cyclopropyl group, acyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, and acycloheptyl group. The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylene group” as used hereinrefers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group.

The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group” as used herein refers to amonovalent saturated monocyclic group having at least one heteroatomselected from N, O, Si, P, and S as a ring-forming atom in addition to 1to 10 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof may include a1,2,3,4-oxatriazolidinyl group, a tetrahydrofuranyl group, atetrahydrothiophenyl group. The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkylene group”as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure asthe C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group.

The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group” as used herein refers to amonovalent monocyclic group that has 3 to 10 carbon atoms and at leastone carbon-carbon double bond in the ring thereof, wherein the molecularstructure as a whole is non-aromatic, and non-limiting examples thereofmay include a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, and acycloheptenyl group. The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenylene group” as usedherein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as theC₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group.

The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group” as used herein refers to amonovalent monocyclic group that has at least one heteroatom selectedfrom N, O, Si, P, and S as a ring-forming atom in addition to 1 to 10carbon atoms, and at least one carbon-carbon double bond in its ring.Non-limiting examples of the C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group may includea 4,5-dihydro-1,2,3,4-oxatriazolyl group, a 2,3-dihydrofuranyl group,and a 2,3-dihydrothiophenyl group. The term “C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent grouphaving the same structure as the C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group.

The term “C₆-C₆₀ aryl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent grouphaving a carbocyclic aromatic system having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, andthe term “C₆-C₆₀ arylene group” as used herein refers to a divalentgroup having a carbocyclic aromatic system having 6 to 60 carbon atoms.Non-limiting examples of the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group may include a phenylgroup, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, apyrenyl group, and a chrysenyl group. When the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group and theC₆-C₆₀ arylene group each include two or more rings, the rings may befused to each other.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group” as used herein refers to a monovalentgroup having a heterocyclic aromatic system that has at least oneheteroatom selected from N, O, Si, P, and S as a ring-forming atom, inaddition to 1 to 60 carbon atoms. The term “C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylene group”as used herein refers to a divalent group having a heterocyclic aromaticsystem that has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, Si, P, and Sas a ring-forming atom, in addition to 1 to 60 carbon atoms.Non-limiting examples of the C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group may include apyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinylgroup, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, and an isoquinolinylgroup. When the C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group and the C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylenegroup each include two or more rings, the rings may be fused to eachother.

The term “C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group” as used herein refers to a grouprepresented by —OA₁₀₂ (wherein A₁₀₂ represents the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group),and the term “C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group” as used herein refers to a grouprepresented by —SA₁₀₃ (wherein A₁₀₃ represents the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group).

The term “monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group” as usedherein refers to a monovalent group (for example, having 8 to 60 carbonatoms) having two or more rings condensed with each other, only carbonatoms as ring-forming atoms, and no aromaticity in its entire molecularstructure. An example of the monovalent non-aromatic condensedpolycyclic group may be a fluorenyl group. The term “divalentnon-aromatic condensed polycyclic group” as used herein refers to adivalent group having the same structure as the monovalent non-aromaticcondensed polycyclic group.

The term “monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group” asused herein refers to a monovalent group (for example, having 1 to 60carbon atoms) having two or more rings condensed to each other, at leastone heteroatom selected from N, O, Si, P, and S, other than carbonatoms, as a ring-forming atom, and no aromaticity in its entiremolecular structure. An example of the monovalent non-aromatic condensedheteropolycyclic group may be a carbazolyl group. The term “divalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group” as used herein refers toa divalent group having the same structure as the monovalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

The term “C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group” as used herein refers to amonocyclic or polycyclic group having 5 to 60 carbon atoms in which aring-forming atom includes carbon atom only. The C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclicgroup may be an aromatic carbocyclic group or a non-aromatic carbocyclicgroup. The C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group may be a ring (e.g., a neutralring), such as benzene, a monovalent group, such as a phenyl group, or adivalent group, such as a phenylene group. In one or more embodiments,depending on the number of substituents connected to the C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group, the C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group may be a trivalent groupor a quadrivalent group.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group” as used herein refers to a grouphaving the same structure as the C₁-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, except thatas a ring-forming atom, at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, Si,P, and S is used in addition to carbon (the number of carbon atoms maybe in a range of 1 to 60).

At least one substituent selected from the substituted C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group, substituted C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, substitutedC₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylene group, substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkylenegroup, substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenylene group, substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group, substituted C₆-C₆₀ arylene group,substituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylene group, substituted divalentnon-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, substituted divalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkylgroup, substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynylgroup, substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylgroup, substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group,substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group,substituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, substituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group,substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and thesubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group maybe selected from:

deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, and aC₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group;

a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group,and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selectedfrom deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, anitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, aC₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylgroup, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,—Si(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂)(Q₁₃), —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —B(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —C(═O)(Q₁₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₁₁), and —P(═O)(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂);

a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylgroup, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group;

a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylgroup, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, eachsubstituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, ahydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenylgroup, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, amonovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃),—N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —B(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —C(═O)(Q₂₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₂₁), and—P(═O)(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂); and

—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

Q₁₁ to Q₁₃, Q₂₁ to Q₂₃, and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ may each independently beselected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, acyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, ahydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, aC₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylgroup, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, amonovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, a biphenylgroup, and a terphenyl group.

The term “Ph” as used herein may refer to a phenyl group; the term “Me”,as used herein, may refer to a methyl group; the term “Et”, as usedherein, may refer to an ethyl group; the term “ter-Bu” or “But”, as usedherein, may refer to a tert-butyl group; and the term “OMe” as usedherein may refer to a methoxy group.

The term “a biphenyl group” as used herein may refer to “a phenyl groupsubstituted with a phenyl group”. In other words, the “biphenyl group”is a substituted phenyl group having a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group as asubstituent.

The term “a terphenyl group” as used herein may refer to “a phenyl groupsubstituted with a biphenyl group”. The term “a terphenyl group” as usedherein may refer to “a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group substituted with a C₆-C₆₀ arylgroup” belonging to “the substituted phenyl group”.

*, *′, and *″ used herein, unless defined otherwise, each indicate abinding site to a neighboring atom in the corresponding formulae.

Hereinafter, a compound according to embodiments and an organiclight-emitting device according to embodiments will be described in moredetail with reference to Synthesis Examples and Examples. The wording “Bwas utilized instead of A” utilized in describing Synthesis Examplesrefers to that an identical molar equivalent of B was utilized in placeof A.

EXAMPLES Synthesis Example 1: Synthesis of Compound 1

(1) Synthesis of Intermediate [1-A]

5.00 g (27.30 mmol) of 2-hydroxycarbazole, 3.25 ml (27.30 mmol) ofbenzyl bromide, and 3.77 g (27.30 mmol) of potassium carbonate weredissolved in dimethylformamide and stirred at room temperature for 2days. Distilled water was added to the reaction mixture and stirred for10 minutes. The resulting precipitate was filtered and washed withdistilled water (3 times) and ethyl acetate (1 time). The precipitatewas dried under reduced pressure to obtain 6.00 g of Intermediate [1-A].

(2) Synthesis of Intermediate [1-B]

4.00 g (15.00 mmol) of the synthesized Intermediate [1-A], 0.28 g (0.30mmol) of Pd₂(dba)₃, 0.18 g (0.60 mmol) of JohnPhos((2-biphenyl)di-tert-butylphosphine), 2.31 g (24.00 mmol) of sodiumtert-butoxide, and 1.72 g (18.00 mmol) of 2-bromopyridine were suspendedin 45 ml of toluene, heated to a temperature of 100° C., and stirred for3 days. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature andconcentrated under reduced pressure. The concentrate obtained therefromwas purified by column chromatography (ethyl acetate:n-hexane=10:1 to5:1) to obtain 4.55 g of Intermediate [1-B].

(3) Synthesis of Intermediate [1-C]

4.55 g (13.00 mmol) of the synthesized Intermediate [1-B] and 5.78 g(39.0 mmol) of pentamethylbenzene were dissolved in 100 ml of methylenechloride, cooled to a temperature of 0° C., and 32.5 ml of BCl₃ (1 Mmethylene chloride solution, 32.5 mmol) was slowly added dropwisethereto. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1.5 hours. The reactionwas terminated by adding distilled water, and the reaction product wasdiluted with methylene chloride. The diluted solution was neutralized byadding saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, and an organic layer wasextracted therefrom. The organic layer was dried utilizing sodiumsulfate, filtered, and dried under reduced pressure. The concentrateobtained therefrom was purified by column chromatography(ethylacetate:n-hexane=10:1 to 3:1) to obtain 2.79 g of Intermediate[1-C].

(4) Synthesis of Intermediate [1-D]

2.50 g of the synthesized Intermediate [1-C], 5.0 g oftert-butyl(3-bromophenyl)carbamate, and 0.10 g of iodine copper weresuspended in 150 ml of dimethylformamide solvent, heated to atemperature of 160° C., and stirred for 12 hours. The reaction mixturewas concentrated under reduced pressure, and an organic layer wasextracted therefrom utilizing methylene chloride and distilled water.The organic layer was dried utilizing magnesium sulfate, filtered, andconcentrated under reduced pressure. The concentrate obtained therefromwas purified by column chromatography to obtain 2.00 g of Intermediate[1-D].

(5) Synthesis of Intermediate [1-E]

2.00 g of the synthesized Intermediate [1-D] was dissolved in 150 ml ofmethylene chloride, and 1.5 ml of trifluoroacetic acid was added theretoat a temperature of 0° C. and stirred at room temperature for 5 hours.After the reaction was completed, distilled water was added to thereaction product, and an organic layer was extracted therefrom. Theorganic layer was dried utilizing magnesium sulfate, filtered, andconcentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 1.50 g of Intermediate[1-E].

(6) Synthesis of Intermediate [1-F]

24.5 g (50.0 mmol) of the synthesized Intermediate [1-E] was dissolvedin 50 ml of methylene chloride, concentrated hydrochloric acid was addeddropwise thereto, and the reaction mixture was solidified. The resultingsolid was filtered, washed with diethylether, and dried. The solid wasdissolved in 100 ml of ethanol, and 2.1 ml of 37% formaldehyde aqueoussolution and 4.8 ml of 2-pyridine carboxyaldehyde were added thereto.The precipitate obtained after stirring at room temperature for 24 hourswas filtered, washed with diethylether, and dried. The dried solid wasdissolved in a mixed solution of methanol/distilled water and 50%aqueous solution of tetrafluoroboronic acid, and the produced solid wasfiltered and washed with diethylether to obtain 22.0 g of Intermediate[1-F].

(7) Synthesis of Compound 1

The synthesized Intermediate [1-F] (1.0 eq) and potassiumtetrachloroplatinate (K₂PtCl₄) (1.1 eq), and tetrabutylammonium bromide(0.1 eq) were dissolved in acetic acid (0.1M) and stirred at atemperature of 120° C. for 72 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled toroom temperature, and an organic layer was extracted therefrom threetimes utilizing dichloromethane and water. The extracted organic layerwas dried utilizing magnesium sulfate and concentrated, and columnchromatography was utilized to obtain Compound 1 (yield: 20%).

Synthesis Example 2: Synthesis of Compound 2

Compound 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1,except that 2-chloro-4-tert-butylpyridine was utilized instead of2-bromopyridine.

Synthesis Example 3: Synthesis of Compound 3

Compound 3 was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1,except that 2-bromo-4-methylpyridine was utilized instead of2-bromopyridine.

Synthesis Example 4: Synthesis of Compound 4

Compound 4 was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1,except that tert-butyl(5-bromopyridin-3-yl)carbamate was utilizedinstead of tert-butyl(3-bromophenyl)carbamate

Synthesis Example 5: Synthesis of Compound 5

Compound 4 was synthesized in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1,except that 2-chloro-4-fluorobutylpyridine was utilized instead of2-bromopyridine, and tert-butyl (5-bromopyridin-3-yl)carbamate wasutilized instead of tert-butyl(3-bromophenyl)carbamate.

Synthesis Example 6: Synthesis of Compound 6

Compound 6 was obtained in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1,except that 3-(pyridin-2-yloxy)phenol was utilized instead ofIntermediate [1-C]

Synthesis Example 7: Synthesis of Compound 7

Compound 7 was obtained in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1,except that 3-((4-(tert-butyl)pyridin-2-yl)oxy)phenol was utilizedinstead of Intermediate [1-C].

Synthesis Example 8: Synthesis of Compound 8

Compound 8 was obtained in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1,except that 3-((4-methylpyridin-2-yl)oxy)phenol was utilized instead ofIntermediate [1-C].

Synthesis Example 9: Synthesis of Compound 9

Compound 9 was obtained in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1,except that tert-butyl(5-bromopyridin-3-yl)carbamate was utilizedinstead of Tert-butyl(3-bromophenyl)carbamate, and3-(pyridin-2-yloxy)phenol was utilized instead of Intermediate [1-C].

Synthesis Example 10: Synthesis of Compound 10

Compound 10 was obtained in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1,except that tert-butyl(5-bromopyridin-3-yl)carbamate was utilizedinstead of tert-butyl(3-bromophenyl)carbamate, and3-((4-fluoropyridin-2-yl)oxy)phenol was utilized instead of Intermediate[1-C].

¹H NMR and HR-EIMS of Compounds synthesized in Synthesis Examples 1 to10 are shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1 HR-EIMS Compound ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 500 MHz) found calc. 1 δ 8.42(d, 1H), 8.24 (m, 1H), 7.72~7.82 (m, 2H), 645.5828 645.5850 7.43 (d,1H), 7.25~7.29 (m, 2H), 7.16 (m, 1H), 7.12 (d, 1H), 6.78~6.88 (m, 1H),6.62~6.64 (m, 1H), 6.57~6.59 (m, 2H), 6.50~6.52 (m, 1H), 6.45~6.48 (m,1H), 6.38 (m, 1H), 5.84 (m, 1H) 2 δ 8.37~8.42 (d, 1H), 8.19~8.29 (m,1H), 701.6981 701.6930 7.80~7.82 (m, 1H), 7.60~7.63 (m, 1H), 7.25~7..29(m, 3H), 7.17~7.20 (m, 1H), 6.88~6.90 (m, 2H), 6.62~6.65 (m, 1H), 6.59(d, 1H), 6.48~6.50 (m, 2H), 6.43 (m, 1H), 6.38 (d, 1H), 5.84 (m, 1H),1.36 (s, 9H) 3 δ 8.27~8.29 (m, 2H), 7.80~7.82 (m, 2H), 659.6145 659.61207.60~7.63 (m, 1H), 7.29 (m, 1H), 7.24 (m, 1H), 7.16 (m, 1H), 7.06 (m,1H), 6.84~7.89 (m, 1H), 6.59~6.65 (m, 3H), 6.48~6.50 (m, 2H), 6..38~6.43(m, 2H), 5.84 (m, 1H), 2.21 (s, 3H) 4 δ 8.45 (m, 1H), 8.25 (m, 1H),7.89~7.91 (m, 2H), 646.5788 646.5730 7.80~7.82 (m, 2H), 7.74 (m, 1H),7.60~7.62 (m, 1H), 7.35~7.43 (m, 2H), 7.29 (m, 1H), 7.11~7.20 (m, 2H),6.70~6.72 (m, 2H), 6.65 (m, 1H), 6.55 (m, 1H), 6.48, (m, 1H), 5.94~5.96(m, 1H) 5 δ 8.39 (m, 1H), 8.24~8.29 (m, 1H), 664.5615 664.5634 7.87~7.91(m, 2H), 7.70 (m, 1H), 7.62 (d, 1H), 7.40~7.41 (m, 1H), 7.20~7.30 (m,2H), 6.99 (m, 1H), 6.70~6.73 (d, 2H), 6.65 (m, 1H), 6.44~6.48 (m, 1H),6.36 (m, 1H), 5.84~5.88 (m, 1H) 6 δ 8.34 (m, 1H), 7.20~7.24 (m, 2H),7.06 (m, 1H), 572.4838 572.4870 6.93 (m, 1H), 6.82~6.88 (m, 2H),6.48~6.53 (m, 4H), 6.42 (m, 1H), 6.33~6.38 (m, 3H), 5.84 (m, 1H) 7 δ8.24~8.27 (m, 1H), 7.14~7.24 (m, 3H), 628.5962 628.5950 6.67~6.97 (m,4H), 6.50~6.53 (m, 2H), 6.48 (d, 1H), 6.42~6.44 (m, 1H), 6.34~6.38 (m,2H), 5.84 (m, 1H), 1.34 (s, 9H) 8 δ 8.19 (m, 1H), 7.20~7.24 (m, 2H),6.90~6.93 (m, 586.5132 586.5140 1H), 6.86~6.88 (m, 1H), 6.69 (m, 1H),6.50~6.57 (m, 3H), 6.48 (m, 1H), 6.34~6.45 (m, 4H), 5.84 (m, 1H), 2.37(s, 3H) 9 δ 8.38 (m, 1H), 7.82~7.84 (m, 2H), 7.68 (m, 1H), 573.4782573.4750 7.25~7.32 (m, 2H), 7.06~7.15 (m, 2H), 6.83 (d, 1H), 6.71~6.75(m, 2H), 6.48~6.53 (m, 3H), 6.33 (d, 1H), 5.84 (d, 1H) 10 δ 8.45~8.49(m, 1H), 7.84 (d, 1H), 7.68 (d, 1H). 591.4615 591.4654 7.23~7.35 (m,2H), 7.16 (d, 1H), 6.45~6.75 (m, 6H), 6.16 (d, 1H), 5.84 (d, 1H)

Synthesis methods of compounds other than Compounds synthesizedaccording to Synthesis Examples 1 to 10 may also be easily recognized bythose of ordinary skill in the art by referring to the synthesismechanisms and source materials described above.

Example 1

As a substrate and an ITO anode, a Corning glass substrate, on which 15Ω/cm² (1,200 Å) ITO was formed, was cut into a size of 50 mm×50 mm×0.7mm, sonicated with isopropyl alcohol and pure water each for 5 minutes,and then cleaned by exposure to ultraviolet rays and ozone for 30minutes. Then, the glass substrate was provided to a vacuum depositionapparatus.

2-TNATA was vacuum-deposited on the ITO anode formed on the glasssubstrate to form a hole injection layer having a thickness of 600 Å,and NPB was vacuum-deposited on the hole injection layer to form a holetransport layer having a thickness of 300 Å.

BCPDS and POPCPA as a co-host (a weight ratio of BCPDS to POPCPA was1:1) and Compound 1 (dopant) were co-deposited on the hole transportlayer at a co-host to dopant weight ratio of 90:10 to form an emissionlayer having a thickness of 300 Å.

TSPO1 was deposited on the emission layer to form a hole blocking layerhaving a thickness of 50 Å, Alq₃ was deposited on the hole blockinglayer to form an electron transport layer having a thickness of 300 Å,LiF was deposited on the electron transport layer to form an electroninjection layer having a thickness of 10 Å, and Al was vacuum-depositedon the electron injection layer to form a cathode having a thickness of3,000 Å, thereby completing the manufacture of an organic light-emittingdevice.

Examples 2 to 10 and Comparative Examples A to E

Organic light-emitting devices were manufactured substantially in thesame manner as in Example 1, except that Compounds shown in Table 2 wereeach utilized instead of Compound 1 as a dopant in forming an emissionlayer.

Evaluation Example

The driving voltage, current density, luminance, luminescent efficiency,and maximum emission wavelength of the organic light-emitting devicesmanufactured according to Examples 1 to 10 and Comparative Examples A toE were measured by using Keithley SMU 236 and a luminance meter PR650,and results thereof are shown in Table 2. The half lifespan (T50)indicates an amount of time that lapsed when luminance was 50% of theinitial luminance (100%) after driving an organic light-emitting devicefor the lapsed time.

TABLE 2 Maximum Half Dopant Driving Luminescent emission lifespan com-voltage Luminance efficiency Emission wavelength (T50) pound (V) (cd/m²)(cd/A) color (nm) (h) Example 1 3.4 15 19.6 Blue 450 55 1 Example 2 3.415 17.2 Blue 455 52 2 Example 3 3.3 15 15.1 Blue 452 45 3 Example 4 3.315 16.2 Blue 456 43 4 Example 5 3.3 15 16.7 Blue 450 40 5 Example 6 3.315 15.3 Blue 451 45 6 Example 7 3.4 15 19.2 Blue 449 47 7 Example 8 3.415 18.4 Blue 452 35 8 Example 9 3.3 15 16.9 Blue 449 32 9 Example 10 3.415 16.2 Blue 453 34 10 Comparative A 4.3 15 20.1 Blue 481 1< Example AComparative B 4.2 15 6.5 Sky- 478 20 Example blue B Comparative C 3.2 159.5 Blue 450 2 Example C Comparative D 3.8 15 10.5 Sky- 475 1 Exampleblue D Comparative E 4.5 15 15.5 Sky- 473 <1 Example blue E Compound A

Compound B

Compound C

Compound D

Compound E

Referring to Table 2, it is confirmed that the organic light-emittingdevices of Examples 1 to 10 have a low driving voltage, high efficiency,and high color purity, as compared with those of the organiclight-emitting devices of Comparative Examples A to E.

The organic light-emitting device including the organometallic compoundmay have a low driving voltage and high efficiency and may exhibit highcolor purity, thereby implementing high-quality organic light-emittingdevices.

It should be understood that embodiments described herein should beconsidered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes oflimitation. Descriptions of features or aspects within each embodimentshould typically be considered as available for other similar featuresor aspects in other embodiments.

While one or more embodiments have been described with reference to thefigures, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the artthat various changes in form and details may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope as defined by the following claims,and equivalents thereof.

What is claimed is:
 1. An organic light-emitting device comprising: afirst electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and anorganic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode andcomprising an emission layer, wherein the organic layer furthercomprises at least one of an organometallic compound represented byFormula 1 or 2:

wherein, in Formulae 1 and 2, M₁₁ is selected from platinum (Pt),palladium (Pd), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), silver (Ag), gold (Au), rhodium(Rh), iridium (Ir), ruthenium (Ru), rhenium (Re), osmium (Os), titanium(Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), andthulium (Tm), A₁₁ to A₁₃ are each independently selected from a C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group and a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, wherein A₁₁ inFormula 1 is not represented by a

moiety, Y₁₁ to Y₁₃ are each independently selected from a carbon atom(C) and a nitrogen atom (N), B₁₁ to B₁₄ are each independently selectedfrom a single bond, O, and S, L₁₁ to L₁₄ are each independently selectedfrom a single bond, *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—C(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, *—C(R₁₅)=*′,*═C(R₁₅)—*′, *—C(R₁₅)═C(R₁₆)—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—C(═S)—*′, *—C≡C—*′,*—B(R₁₅)—*′, *—N(R₁₅)—*′, *—P(R₁₅)—*′, *—Si(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′,*—P(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, and *—Ge(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, a11, a12, and a14 are eachindependently an integer from 0 to 3, and a13 is an integer from 1 to 3,wherein at least two of a11, a12, and a14 are each independently aninteger from 1 to 3, when a11 is 0, A₁₁ and A₁₂ are not linked to eachother, when a12 is 0, A₁₂ and A₁₃ are not linked to each other, when a13is 0, A₁₃ and a nitrogen atom (N) are not linked to each other, when a14is 0, A₁₁ and X₁₅ in Formula 1 and A₁₁ and X₁₉ in Formula 2 are notlinked to each other, X₁₁ is N or C(R₁₄), X₁₂ is N or C(R₁₇), X₁₃ is Nor C(R₁₈), and X₁₄ is N or C(R₁₉), X₁₅ is N or C(R₂₀) when a14 is 0, andX₁₅ is C when a14 is not 0, X₁₆ is C(R₂₁)(R₂₂), X₁₇ is C(R₂₃)(R₂₄), andX₁₈ is C(R₂₅)(R₂₆), X₁₉ is C(R₂₇)(R₂₈) when a14 is 0, and X₁₉ is C(R₂₇)when a14 is not 0, R₁₁ to R₂₈ are each independently selected fromhydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group,a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxygroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₁-C₆₀ heteroarylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalentnon-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstitutedmonovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —P(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁),—S(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), and —P(═S)(Q₁)(Q₂), R₁₅ andR₁₁, R₁₅ and R₁₂, and/or R₁₅ and R₁₃ are optionally linked to form asubstituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or a substitutedor unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, b11 to b13 are eachindependently an integer from 1 to 8, at least one substituent of thesubstituted C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, the substitutedC₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, thesubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylgroup, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, the substitutedC₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenylgroup, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxygroup, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryloxy group, thesubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylthio group, the substituted monovalentnon-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group is selected from:deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, and aC₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, aC₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, each substituted withat least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxylgroup, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazinogroup, a hydrazono group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, aC₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalentnon-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromaticcondensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂)(Q₁₃), —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂),—B(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —C(═O)(Q₁₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁₁), and —P(═O)(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂); a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenylgroup, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, amonovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group; a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylgroup, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, aC₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxygroup, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalentnon-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromaticcondensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least oneselected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyanogroup, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazonogroup, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynylgroup, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, aC₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalentnon-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromaticcondensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃), —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂),—B(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —C(═O)(Q₂₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₂₁), and —P(═O)(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂); and—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), Q₁ to Q₃, Q₁₁ to Q₁₃, Q₂₁ to Q₂₃,and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium,—F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, anamidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkylgroup, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxygroup, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, aC₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromaticcondensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensedheteropolycyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group substituted with at leastone selected from deuterium, —F, and a cyano group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl groupsubstituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, and a cyanogroup, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl group, and *, *′, and *″ eachindicate a binding site to a neighboring atom.
 2. The organiclight-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the emission layer comprisesthe organometallic compound.
 3. The organic light-emitting device ofclaim 1, wherein the emission layer consists of the organometalliccompound; or the emission layer comprises the organometallic compoundand a host, and an amount of the organometallic compound in the emissionlayer is in a range of about 0.01 parts by weight to about 50 parts byweight based on 100 parts by weight of the emission layer.
 4. Theorganic light-emitting device of claim 3, wherein the host comprises twodifferent hosts.
 5. The organic light-emitting device of claim 1,wherein the emission layer comprises the organometallic compound, andthe emission layer emits blue light having a maximum emission wavelengthof about 430 nm to about 490 nm.
 6. The organic light-emitting device ofclaim 1, wherein the first electrode is an anode, the second electrodeis a cathode, the organic layer further comprises a hole transportregion between the first electrode and the emission layer and anelectron transport region between the emission layer and the secondelectrode, the hole transport region comprises at least one selectedfrom a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a buffer layer, anemission auxiliary layer, and an electron blocking layer, and theelectron transport region comprises at least one selected from a holeblocking layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron injectionlayer.
 7. The organic light-emitting device of claim 6, wherein theelectron transport region comprises a hole blocking layer, and the holeblocking layer comprises a phosphine oxide-containing compound or asilyl-containing compound.
 8. An organometallic compound represented byFormula 1 or 2:

wherein, in Formulae 1 and 2, M₁₁ is platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd),copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), silver (Ag), gold (Au), rhodium (Rh), iridium(Ir), ruthenium (Ru), rhenium (Re), osmium (Os), titanium (Ti),zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), and thulium(Tm), A₁₁ to A₁₃ are each independently selected from a C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group and a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, wherein A₁₁ inFormula 1 is not represented by a

moiety, Y₁₁ to Y₁₃ are each independently selected from a carbon atom(C) and a nitrogen atom (N), B₁₁ to B₁₄ are each independently selectedfrom a single bond, O, and S, L₁₁ to L₁₄ are each independently selectedfrom a single bond, *—O—*′, *—S—*′, * C(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, *—C(R₁₅)=*′,*═C(R₁₅)—*′, *—C(R₁₅)═C(R₁₆)—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—C(═S)—*′, *—C≡C—*′,*—B(R₁₅)—*′, *—N(R₁₅)—*′, *—P(R₁₅)—*′, *—Si(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′,*—P(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, and *—Ge(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, a11, a12, and a14 are eachindependently an integer from 0 to 3, and a13 is an integer from 1 to 3,wherein at least two of a11, a12, and a14 are each independently aninteger from 1 to 3, when a11 is 0, A₁₁ and A₁₂ are not linked to eachother, when a12 is 0, A₁₂ and A₁₃ are not linked to each other, when a13is 0, A₁₃ and a nitrogen atom (N) are not linked to each other, when a14is 0, A₁₁ and X₁₅ in Formula 1 and A₁₁ and X₁₉ in Formula 2 are notlinked to each other, X₁₁ is N or C(R₁₄), X₁₂ is N or C(R₁₇), X₁₃ is Nor C(R₁₈), and X₁₄ is N or C(R₁₉), X₁₅ is N or C(R₂₀) when a14 is 0, andX₁₅ is C when a14 is not 0, X₁₆ is C(R₂₁)(R₂₂), X₁₇ is C(R₂₃)(R₂₄), andX₁₈ is C(R₂₅)(R₂₆), X₁₉ is C(R₂₇)(R₂₈) when a14 is 0, and X₁₉ is C(R₂₇)when a14 is not 0, R₁₁ to R₂₈ are each independently selected fromhydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group,a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxygroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC₁-C₆₀ heteroarylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalentnon-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstitutedmonovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —P(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁),—S(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), and —P(═S)(Q₁)(Q₂), R₁₅ andR₁₁, R₁₅ and R₁₂, and/or R₁₅ and R₁₃ are optionally linked to form asubstituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or a substitutedor unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, b1 to b13 are eachindependently an integer from 1 to 8, at least one substituent of thesubstituted C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, the substitutedC₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, thesubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylgroup, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, the substitutedC₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenylgroup, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ aryloxygroup, the substituted C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryloxy group, thesubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylthio group, the substituted monovalentnon-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group is selected from:deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, and aC₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, aC₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, each substituted withat least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxylgroup, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazinogroup, a hydrazono group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, aC₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalentnon-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromaticcondensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂)(Q₁₃), —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂),—B(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —C(═O)(Q₁₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁₁), and —P(═O)(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂); a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenylgroup, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, amonovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalentnon-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group; a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylgroup, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, aC₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxygroup, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalentnon-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromaticcondensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least oneselected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyanogroup, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazonogroup, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynylgroup, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, aC₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalentnon-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromaticcondensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃), —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂),—B(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —C(═O)(Q₂₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₂₁), and —P(═O)(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂); and—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), Q₁ to Q₃, Q₁₁ to Q₁₃, Q₂₁ to Q₂₃,and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium,—F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, anamidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkylgroup, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxygroup, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, aC₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromaticcondensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensedheteropolycyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group substituted with at leastone selected from deuterium, —F, and a cyano group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl groupsubstituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, and a cyanogroup, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl group, and *, *′, and *″ eachindicate a binding site to a neighboring atom.
 9. The organometalliccompound of claim 8, wherein M₁₁ is selected from Pt, Pd, Cu, Ag, andAu.
 10. The organometallic compound of claim 8, wherein A₁₁ to A₁₃ areeach independently selected from a benzene group, a naphthalene group,an anthracene group, a phenanthrene group, an azulene group, atriphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a cyclopentadienegroup, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene group, a furan group, a thiophenegroup, a silole group, an indene group, a fluorene group, an indolegroup, a carbazole group, a benzofuran group, a dibenzofuran group, abenzothiophene group, a dibenzothiophene group, a benzosilole group, adibenzosilole group, an indenopyridine group, an indolopyridine group, abenzofuropyridine group, a benzothienopyridine group, abenzosilolopyridine group, an indenopyrimidine group, anindolopyrimidine group, a benzofuropyrimidine group, abenzothienopyrimidine group, a benzosilolopyrimidine group, adihydropyridine group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazinegroup, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, anisoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, aphenanthroline group, a pyrrole group, a pyrazole group, an imidazolegroup, a 2,3-dihydroimidazole group, a triazole group, a2,3-dihydrotriazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, athiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiadiazolegroup, a benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazole group, a2,3-dihydrobenzimidazole group, an imidazopyridine group, a2,3-dihydroimidazopyridine group, an imidazopyrimidine group, a2,3-dihydroimidazopyrimidine group, an imidazopyrazine group, a2,3-dihydroimidazopyrazine group, a benzoxazole group, a benzothiazolegroup, a benzooxadiazole group, a benzothiadiazole group, a5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline group, and a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolinegroup.
 11. The organometallic compound of claim 8, wherein A₁₁ to A₁₃are each independently selected from groups represented by Formulae3-1(1) to 3-1(31) and 3-2(1) to 3-2(19):

wherein, in Formulae 3-1(1) to 3-1(31) and 3-2(1) to 3-2(19), Y₁₅ isY₁₁, Y₁₂, or Y₁₃, R₃₁ and R₃₂ are each independently the same asdescribed in connection with R₁₁ in Formulae 1 and 2, b32 is 1 or 2, b33is 1, 2, or 3, b34 is 1, 2, 3, or 4, b35 is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, *indicates a binding site to M₁₁, and *′ and *″ each indicate a bindingsite to a neighboring atom.
 12. The organometallic compound of claim 8,wherein Y₁₁ and Y₁₂ are each C, and Y₁₃ is N; Y₁₁ and Y₁₂ are each N,and Y₁₃ is C; Y₁₁ and Y₁₃ are each C, and Y₁₂ is N; Y₁₁ and Y₁₃ are eachN, and Y₁₂ is C; Y₁₂ and Y₁₃ are each C, and Y₁₁ is N; or Y₁₂ and Y₁₃are each N, and Y₁₁ is C.
 13. The organometallic compound of claim 8,wherein B₁₁ to B₁₄ are each a single bond, a bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₁and a bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₂ are each a covalent bond, and a bondbetween M₁₁ and Y₁₃ is a coordinate bond; a bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₁ anda bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₃ are each a covalent bond, and a bond betweenM₁₁ and Y₁₂ is a coordinate bond; or a bond between M₁₁ and Y₁₂ and abond between M₁₁ and Y₁₃ are each a covalent bond, and a bond betweenM₁₁ and Y₁₁ is a coordinate bond.
 14. The organometallic compound ofclaim 8, wherein B₁₁ to B₁₄ are each a single bond; B₁₁ is selected fromO and S, and B₁₂ to B₁₄ are each a single bond; B₁₂ is selected from Oand S, and B₁₁, B₁₃, and B₁₄ are each a single bond; B₁₃ is selectedfrom O and S, and B₁₁, B₁₂, and B₁₄ are each a single bond; or B₁₄ isselected from O and S, and B₁₁, B₁₂, and B₁₃ are each a single bond. 15.The organometallic compound of claim 8, wherein a11 to a13 are each 1,and a14 is 0; a12 to a14 are each 1, and a11 is 0; or a11, a13, and a14are each 1, and a12 is
 0. 16. The organometallic compound of claim 8,wherein a11 to a13 are each 1, and a14 is
 0. 17. The organometalliccompound of claim 8, wherein L₁₁ is *—C(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, *—N(R₁₅)—*′, or*—Si(R₁₅)(R₁₆)—*′, and R₁₅ and R₁₁ are linked to form a substituted orunsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstitutedC₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, or R₁₅ and R₁₂ are linked to form asubstituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or a substitutedor unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group.
 18. The organometalliccompound of claim 8, wherein R₁₁ to R₂₈ are each independently selectedfrom: hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, and a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group; a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group and aC₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected fromdeuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, a phenyl group, and abiphenyl group; a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptylgroup, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenyl group, abiphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group,a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthylgroup, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenylgroup, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenylgroup, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenylgroup, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, apentacenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group,a silolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolylgroup, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, apyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinylgroup, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indazolyl group, apurinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, abenzoquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, anaphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a benzoquinoxalinyl group, aquinazolinyl group, a benzoquinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, aphenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, aphenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a benzosilolyl group, a benzothiazolyl group, abenzoisothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzoisoxazolyl group,a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, anoxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a carbazolyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group,a benzocarbazolyl group, a naphtho benzofuranyl group, a naphthobenzothiophenyl group, a naphthobenzosilolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolylgroup, a dinaphthofuranyl group, a dinaphtho thiophenyl group, adinaphtho silolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, animidazopyrimidinyl group, an oxazolopyridinyl group, a thiazolopyridinylgroup, a benzonaphthyridinyl group, an azafluorenyl group, anazaspiro-bifluorenyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, an azadibenzofuranylgroup, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, an azadibenzosilolyl group, anindenopyrrolyl group, an indolopyrrolyl group, an indenocarbazolylgroup, and an indolocarbazolyl group; a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexylgroup, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group,a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a pentalenyl group,an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenylgroup, an acenaphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenylgroup, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenylgroup, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenylgroup, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, aperylenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenylgroup, a furanyl group, a silolyl group, an imidazolyl group, apyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolylgroup, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, apyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolylgroup, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, anisoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, aphthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, abenzoquinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a benzoquinazolinylgroup, a cinnolinyl group, a phenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group,a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, abenzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzosilolyl group, abenzothiazolyl group, a benzoisothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, abenzoisoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, athiadiazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, acarbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, adibenzosilolyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a naphtho benzofuranylgroup, a naphtho benzothiophenyl group, a naphthobenzosilolyl group, adibenzocarbazolyl group, a dinaphthofuranyl group, a dinaphthothiophenyl group, a dinaphtho silolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group,an imidazopyrimidinyl group, an oxazolopyridinyl group, athiazolopyridinyl group, a benzonaphthyridinyl group, an azafluorenylgroup, an azaspiro-bifluorenyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, anazadibenzofuranyl group, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, anazadibenzosilolyl group, an indenopyrrolyl group, an indolopyrrolylgroup, an indenocarbazolyl group, and an indolocarbazolyl group, eachsubstituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,a cyano group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, acyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, acyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenylgroup, a terphenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, anaphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthylgroup, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenylgroup, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenylgroup, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenylgroup, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, apentacenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group,a silolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolylgroup, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, apyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinylgroup, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indazolyl group, apurinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, abenzoquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, anaphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a benzoquinoxalinyl group, aquinazolinyl group, a benzoquinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, aphenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, aphenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, abenzothiophenyl group, a benzosilolyl group, a benzothiazolyl group, abenzoisothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzoisoxazolyl group,a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, anoxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a carbazolyl group, adibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group,a benzocarbazolyl group, a naphtho benzofuranyl group, a naphthobenzothiophenyl group, a naphthobenzosilolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolylgroup, a dinaphthofuranyl group, a dinaphtho thiophenyl group, adinaphtho silolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, animidazopyrimidinyl group, an oxazolopyridinyl group, a thiazolopyridinylgroup, a benzonaphthyridinyl group, an azafluorenyl group, anazaspiro-bifluorenyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, an azadibenzofuranylgroup, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, an azadibenzosilolyl group, anindenopyrrolyl group, an indolopyrrolyl group, an indenocarbazolylgroup, an indolocarbazolyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),—B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),and —P(═S)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂); and —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —N(Q₁)(Q₂),—P(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), and—P(═S)(Q₁)(Q₂), and Q₁ to Q₃ and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃ are each independentlyselected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, acyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, ahydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, aC₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, aC₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryloxygroup, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylthio group, a monovalent non-aromaticcondensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensedheteropolycyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group substituted with at leastone selected from deuterium, —F, and a cyano group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl groupsubstituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, and a cyanogroup, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl group.
 19. The organometalliccompound of claim 8, wherein the organometallic compound is representedby Formula 1-1 or 2-1:

wherein, in Formulae 1-1 and 1-2, M₁₁, A₁₁ to A₁₃, Y₁₁ to Y₁₃, B₁₁ toB₁₄, L₁₁ to L₁₃, a11 to a13, R₁₁ to R₂₈, and b11 to b13 are the same asdescribed in connection with Formulae 1 and
 2. 20. The organometalliccompound of claim 8, wherein the organometallic compound is selectedfrom Compounds 1 to 15: